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Technology: Tyrata extending tread wear monitoring to aircraft tires
Added: 14 Oct 2019
Tyrata Inc., a tire sensor and data management company, has demonstrated that its IntelliTread inte…
China trader CGTC suspends business, boss missing
Added: 11 Oct 2019
Chongqing General Trading Chemical (CGTC), one of China’s largest rubber commodity traders, has sus…
People: Elkem names new chief executive
Added: 11 Oct 2019
Elkem ASA chairman Michael Koenig will assume the position of chief executive of the company as of …
Bridgestone included in Stoxx Global ESG leaders index
Added: 11 Oct 2019
Bridgestone Corp has been included, for the first time, in the Stoxx Global ESG Leaders Index, a st…
Tire shares tracker: Mixed picture
Added: 11 Oct 2019
Stock prices of major tire makers provided mixed signals in recent weeks with Us and Japanese compa…
Dutch rubber compounder appoints US head
Added: 11 Oct 2019
Dutch rubber compounder DRI Rubber has appointed Michael Lindsay as its new VP for US division.
Michelin to close down French truck tire plant
Added: 10 Oct 2019
Michelin Group has notified workers at its La Roche-sur-Yon truck tire plant it intends to close th…
Goodyear joins tire makers to hike US prices
Added: 10 Oct 2019
Goodyear is the latest tire maker to raise prices, increasing prices for Goodyear-, Dunlop- and Kel…
People: Fintyre names new management team
Added: 10 Oct 2019
UK tire distributor Fintyre Group has named former CEO Mauro Pessi as executive chairman and Claudi…
Conti acquires CRP Industries' automotive aftermarket belt business
Added: 10 Oct 2019
Continental Corp. has acquired the assets and business of CRP Industries' Continental-related belt …
Trinseo to build TPE pilot plant in Taiwan
Added: 10 Oct 2019
Trinseo SA is building a thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) pilot facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan, as part …
Hankook secures OE fitment on Porsche Cayenne SUV
Added: 9 Oct 2019
German luxury/sports car maker Porsche AG has selected 21-inch versions of the Hankook Ventus S1 ev…
Firestone expanding AVS operations in Poland
Added: 9 Oct 2019
Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC (FSIP) is making a "significant" investment in its opera…
New Orion carbon blacks to improve tire fuel efficiency
Added: 9 Oct 2019
Orion Engineered Carbons SA will debut a novel surface-modified carbon blacks for rubber applicatio…
Smiley Monroe opening conveyor belt plant in US
Added: 8 Oct 2019
Conveyor belt producer Smiley Monroe is opening a manufacturing facility in Franklin, Kentucky.
Arlanxeo advances CR, NBR upgrades in Europe
Added: 8 Oct 2019
Arlanxeo has completed a turnaround of its chloroprene rubber (CR) production facilities in Dormage…
Bridgestone cements new route to tire circular economy
Added: 8 Oct 2019
Bridgestone Corp. is optimising technology for using rubber granulate from scrap tires as a cement …
ETRMA publishes two reports on tire & road particles
Added: 8 Oct 2019
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has published two reports outlining…
Silicone elastomers market set for 6.2% growth
Added: 8 Oct 2019
The global silicone elastomers market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) o…
Trinseo launches reorganisation scheme to drive efficiency
Added: 8 Oct 2019
Trinseo SA has announced several changes to its executive leadership, as part of a strategy to real…
