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Michelin considering future of German tire plant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Houston, Texas – In the US, a recent survey of asphalt mix producers found that more than 99% of the asphalt pavement material removed from roads and parking lots in 2017 was put back to productive use, primarily in new asphalt pavement mixtures.

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

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…

Colombo – GRI has appointed Rafael (Tony) Lugioyo, as head of global sales to support the global expansion of its speciality tires business, the company announced 12 July.

GRI appoints Lugioyo head of global sales

Added: 12 Jul 2019

An established supplier of industrial tires for materials handling applications, GRI expanded into …