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Michelin considering future of German tire plant
Added: 18 Jul 2019
London – Michelin is studying the future of its car tire production plant in Hallstadt, Bamberg, G…
Natural rubber price tracker: Markets in reverse
Added: 18 Jul 2019
London – Natural rubber prices witnessed a decline in the Far East markets over the three weeks to …
Conti AV chief sees "full autonomy" taking time
Added: 18 Jul 2019
Hanover, Germany – The first fully autonomous vehicles able to handle all conditions on public road…
Former ERJ publisher Dave Zielasko joins TIA
Added: 18 Jul 2019
Bowie, Maryland – David Zielasko, former publisher of European Rubber Journal, has joined the US Ti…
Lotte-GS Energy €600m JV to include butadiene plant
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Seoul – Lotte Chemical and GS Energy of South Korea have signed a KRW 800-billion (€600 million) jo…
Conti building motorcycle tire plant in Thailand
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Rayong, Thailand – Continental has started the construction of a motorcycle tire factory “in the im…
ETRMA calls for “equal access” to in-vehicle data
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has once again called fo…
Cooper considering expanding US tire plant
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Tupelo, Mississippi — Cooper Tire & Rubber is considering expanding its Tupelo passenger car and li…
Goodyear testing tire components in space
Added: 17 Jul 2019
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear is sending some of its tire components into space for testing, as part of a …
New Marangoni partner in Benelux
Added: 16 Jul 2019
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced a new partnership in Benelux with Tyre…
Goodyear raising US capacity for larger tires
Added: 16 Jul 2019
Fayetteville, North Carolina – Goodyear is planning to expand capacity for larger rim-diameter pas…
Conti wins design complaint against wholesaler Heuver
Added: 16 Jul 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has reached an out-of-court settlement with Dutch automotive w…
REP targets growth with new agency, appointments
Added: 16 Jul 2019
Corbas, France – Rubber machinery maker REP International has strengthened its sales network with a…
DRAFT Black Donuts welcomes appeals court ruling
Added: 15 Jul 2019
Pirkkala, Finland – Tire technology consulting firm Black Donuts Engineering (BDE) has welcomed the…
Nokian’s US factory produces first test tire
Added: 14 Jul 2019
Dayton, Tennesee – Nokian Tyres PLC has begun trial production at its factory in Dayton, keeping th…
Hainan to acquire mattress and pillow maker
Added: 14 Jul 2019
Haikou, Hainan – Hainan Rubber Group, a leading natural rubber producer in China, announced it is t…
ETRMA responds to UK report on tire wear particles
Added: 14 Jul 2019
Brussels – The UK government last week called for “urgent action” to tackle pollution caused my mic…
Kraton technology enhances recycled asphalt
Added: 12 Jul 2019
Most asphalt mixes use reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) to help drive down costs during production.…
Arlanxeo in tie-up to establish Saudi elastomers centre
Added: 12 Jul 2019
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo is entering into a collaborative R&D 'framework' in Saudi Ar…
GRI appoints Lugioyo head of global sales
Added: 12 Jul 2019
An established supplier of industrial tires for materials handling applications, GRI expanded into …
