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Covid will boost electrification shift, VW and Bentley execs say
Added: 24 Jun 2020
Increased government incentives will help increase EV demand

US agency votes to investigate imports from four Asian countries
Added: 24 Jun 2020
This is the first time investigations are made into alleged 'currency subsidies'

Report: Brexit will have severe impact on manufacturers
Added: 24 Jun 2020
A no-deal Brexit will cause delays at the UK-EU border and add costs and disrupt tightly interwoven…

Michelin 'can weather Covid crisis', renews sustainability pledge
Added: 24 Jun 2020
French group took “major financial initiatives” at the start of the pandemic to ensure business con…

Cooper Standard rejigs senior leadership team
Added: 23 Jun 2020
Under the changes, new senior VP and chief global manufacturing officer Patrick Clark will relocate…

ECHA committee unable to identify resorcinol as substance of very high concern
Added: 23 Jun 2020
Resorcinol is used in rubber compounds, resins and coatings, as well as in cosmetics.

Tire importers challenge antidumping petition in US hearing
Added: 23 Jun 2020
Investigators assess testimonies and documents on material injury caused by cheap imports

Elastomer mould maker Rico taps digital simulation process
Added: 23 Jun 2020
Programme covers choice of materials, tapping into the Austrian company's “comprehensive material d…

Covid to cause 'major setback' in aircraft tires market
Added: 23 Jun 2020
But shifting trends towards flights over train journeys in developing nations will drive demand
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Bridgestone top execs to take pandemic-related pay cuts
Added: 23 Jun 2020
These voluntary measures affect the fixed, monthly base compensation for each corporate officer
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New Pirelli board of directors convenes
Added: 23 Jun 2020
Marco Tronchetti Provera reinstated as executive vice chairman and chief executive officer

UK chemicals sector reports 60% decline in order books, sales
Added: 23 Jun 2020
Covid-induced economic downturn and possible no-deal Brexit represent “a perfect storm” for industr…

Jinyu Tires breaks ground on Vietnam plant
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Facility near Ho Chi Minh City will have capacity to produce around 2 million tires annually

WDK rejects German energy policy as "acute threat" to SMEs
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Proposed in 2019, the national scheme requires companies to pay for their CO2 emissions

Dynasol recognised for sustainability for second year
Added: 22 Jun 2020
EcoVadis is a provider of sustainability ratings and performance improvement tools for global suppl…

India mulls extension of antidumping duties on imported carbon black
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Petition targets products imported from or originated in China and Russia

Conti strengthens focus on sustainability with dedicated department
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Industry veteran Claus Petschick has been appointed to lead the new unit

Michelin North America moves to address racism, injustice issues
Added: 22 Jun 2020
French tire maker pledges to take actions inside the company and within the communities where it's …

European car plants reopen, with output well below capacity
Added: 22 Jun 2020
ACEA estimates that at least 2.5 million fewer motor vehicles will be built in Europe this year

ECHA is 'scapegoating' rubber with infill ban
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Rubber granules from recycled tires are “the best material” for infill and “an excellent case for c…