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UK bans truck/bus tires aged 10 years and over

UK bans truck/bus tires aged 10 years and over

Added: 17 Jul 2020

Date of manufacture must be clearly visible to ensure that older tires are easy to spot

Cariflex names new boss, announces $50m investment

Cariflex names new boss, announces $50m investment

Added: 17 Jul 2020

New large-scale polyisoprene latex plant to double production capacity in Brazil

Rubber Price Monitor: Prices improve

Rubber Price Monitor: Prices improve

Added: 17 Jul 2020

Latex prices on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange were the only exception, registering a 3% decline o…

Michelin picks 2020 Challenge Design ‘Upcycle' winners

Michelin picks 2020 Challenge Design ‘Upcycle' winners

Added: 17 Jul 2020

Theme challenged artists and designers to create a design that added environmental, societal or eco…

US places 'detention order' on Top Glove products

US places 'detention order' on Top Glove products

Added: 17 Jul 2020

Malaysian gloves maker says move linked to issues ‘related to foreign labour'

Production starts at new Evonik multi-purpose silicone facility

Production starts at new Evonik multi-purpose silicone facility

Added: 17 Jul 2020

Plant produces silicones and silane-terminated polymers for applications in construction and electr…

EU new-car sales fall 22% in June

EU new-car sales fall 22% in June

Added: 16 Jul 2020

All EU markets continued to post significant declines with the exception of France 

Hankook to up self-sealing tire capacity in China

Hankook to up self-sealing tire capacity in China

Added: 16 Jul 2020

Seoul-based company to increase capacity for extended-mobility tires by nearly a million units a ye…

Apollo inaugurates two-wheel tire production plant 

Apollo inaugurates two-wheel tire production plant 

Added: 16 Jul 2020

Indian tire maker eyes top position in the premium two-wheel segment 

Smithers expands capabilities at winter testing facility

Smithers expands capabilities at winter testing facility

Added: 16 Jul 2020

Latest investments enable electric vehicle testing in lower temperatures

UK group acquires local rubber goods maker Aldona

UK group acquires local rubber goods maker Aldona

Added: 16 Jul 2020

New owners plan to scale up existing operations through investments in emerging new energy technolo…

Packaging boss to take the helm at Pirelli

Packaging boss to take the helm at Pirelli

Added: 15 Jul 2020

Marco Tronchetti Provera is to propose the appointment of Angelos Papadimitriou as the general mana…

Nizhnekamsk sales, profit slump in 2019

Nizhnekamsk sales, profit slump in 2019

Added: 15 Jul 2020

Russian materials supplier expanded the production of elastomers last year

Finalists for Journey to Automation Awards announced 

Finalists for Journey to Automation Awards announced 

Added: 15 Jul 2020

Winners will be revealed on 16 Sept during a special J2A virtual ceremony

US agency votes to proceed with consumer tire import investigations

US agency votes to proceed with consumer tire import investigations

Added: 15 Jul 2020

The ITC now has until 26 Aug to issue its preliminary countervailing duty determination

EU tire markets post "worst results", full recovery “far away”

EU tire markets post "worst results", full recovery “far away”

Added: 14 Jul 2020

ETRMA links “steep drop” to the global outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic

Bridgestone launches new brand tagline for sustainable mobility

Bridgestone launches new brand tagline for sustainable mobility

Added: 14 Jul 2020

Existing brand tagline "Your Journey, Our Passion" will be replaced in the second half of 2020

University of Dundee, Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc sign partnership agreement

University of Dundee, Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc sign partnership agreement

Added: 14 Jul 2020

Link-up to help companies develop “new and advancing products” for sustainable mobility 

Conti looks to save ‘several hundred million euros’, cut jobs

Conti looks to save ‘several hundred million euros’, cut jobs

Added: 14 Jul 2020

German group's cost structure no longer in-line with lower global vehicle production

Five rubber parts makers win GM's supplier award

Five rubber parts makers win GM's supplier award

Added: 14 Jul 2020

Recipients of the annual award included 116 suppliers from 15 countries