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Bridgestone introduces new lightweight tire technology
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Corp. has unveiled a new technology to reduce tire weight with no trade-off …
Calender maker marks 100th year in rubber machinery
Added: 13 Jun 2019
Busto Arsizio, Italy – Comerio Ercole has announced the introduction of an “innovative” four-roll c…
DRAFT Korean students win Michelin challenge design competition
Added: 12 Jun 2019
Greenville, South Carolina – A team of university students from South Korea has won the 2019 Michel…
Conti announces €100m investment in Portugal plant
Added: 12 Jun 2019
Lousada, Portugal – Continental Corp. is committing €100 million to add capacity for larger diamete…
People: Michelin names new head of North America unit
Added: 12 Jun 2019
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin has promoted Alexis Garcin, a 17-year Michelin veteran, to ch…
TireHub expands with new logistics center in US
Added: 11 Jun 2019
Atlanta, Georgia — US wholesale tire distributor TireHub LLC has expanded into a new market for the…
Wacker adds silicone elastomer capacity in China
Added: 11 Jun 2019
Zhangjiagang, China – Wacker has inaugurated a new production line for silicone elastomers at its Z…
TG invests in robotics firm to advance e-Rubber
Added: 11 Jun 2019
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei (TG) has invested Yen120 million (€97 million) for a 7.6% stake in the…
People: Hankook UK names new TBR sales manager
Added: 11 Jun 2019
Daventry, UK – Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Paul Emery as sales manager of truck and bus tire segm…
Continental starts tire testing facility in US
Added: 11 Jun 2019
Uvalde, Texas – Continental Tire the Americas has opened its $10-million (€9.8 million) Advanced In…
Kenda moving US order production out of China
Added: 10 Jun 2019
Changhua, Taiwan – Taiwan’s Kenda Rubber Industrial is partially transferring its mainland China ti…
Analysis: Impact of US duties on Chinese tire imports
Added: 9 Jun 2019
Akron, Ohio – Those curious about the effects of elevated import duties on a market need look no fu…
Orion adopts new pricing index for carbon blacks
Added: 9 Jun 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is adopting the ‘Platts north west Europe 1% sulfur fu…
Michelin to use self-driving trucks at French HQ
Added: 9 Jun 2019
Montreal – Michelin has agreed to work with Einride AB to help develop the Swedish company's self-d…
Growth of EVs influencing tire design, manufacturing
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Hanover, Germany — The electrification of vehicles is beginning to impact on the design and product…
Birla Carbon units receive safety recognition
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Mumbai, India – The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) has recognised 13 Birla Carbon fa…
Covestro completes Taiwan TPU expansion
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Changhua, Taiwan – Covestro AG inaugurated its expansion project in Taiwan on 13 May, increasing th…
US silicones firm sued following deadly explosion
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Waukegan, Illinois – Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul and state's attorney Michael Nerheim hav…
UK new car market continues to fall in May
Added: 7 Jun 2019
London – The UK new car market declined 4.6% year-on-year in May with 183,724 units registered, acc…
Trinseo sees magic triangle in tires ‘evolving’
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Istanbul – Shifting environmental, political, social, demographic and purchasing trends are likely …
