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Bridgestone, Cooper raising aftermarket tire prices in US
Added: 13 Sep 2018
Akron, Ohio – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plan to incr…
New sheet-rubber factory opens in China
Added: 12 Sep 2018
Xuancheng, China – Nanjing Bonzer Rubber & Plastic Co. Ltd has opened a new factory for the manufac…
Conti marks Slovakia truck tire plant milestone
Added: 12 Sep 2018
Puchov, Slovakia – Continental AG has celebrated the 20th anniversary of truck tire production at i…
New Trelleborg facility in Mexico to serve automotive industry
Added: 12 Sep 2018
Querétaro, Mexico – Trelleborg’s sealing profiles operation has inaugurated a new manufacturing fac…
Smithers Rapra upgrades US testing facility for larger wheels
Added: 12 Sep 2018
Ravenna, Ohio — Polymer products testing company Smithers Rapra has upgraded the wheel-testing capa…
Pirelli, Hankook bid for F1 contract; Michelin opts out
Added: 11 Sep 2018
Paris — Pirelli Tyre and Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. have submitted bids to the Federation International …
Bridgestone eyes retail growth with UK acquisition
Added: 11 Sep 2018
Brussels – Bridgestone Corp. has acquired UK automotive service provider Exhaust Tyres and Batterie…
People: Semperit COO steps down
Added: 11 Sep 2018
Vienna – Semperit AG’s chief operating officer Michele Melchiorre has announced that he is terminat…
Pirelli 'disposes' its Venezuelan tire plant to South American investors
Added: 11 Sep 2018
Milan – Pirelli & C. SpA has "disposed" its passenger tire plant in Guacara, Venezuela, to a consor…
Michelin warns of job cuts at UK plant amid cheap tires’ influx
Added: 11 Sep 2018
Dundee, Scotland – French tire maker Michelin has warned of potential job cuts at its tire producti…
China’s Zhongding starts up automotive parts plant in Brazil
Added: 10 Sep 2018
St. Paul, Brazil – China’s Anhui Zhongding Rubber-plastic Products Co. Ltd, one of the world’s larg…
Endurica and TARRC launch durability testing partnership
Added: 10 Sep 2018
Hertford, UK – The Tun Abdul Razak Research Center and Endurica LLC have established a partnership …
People: Kumho Tire Europe appoints new president
Added: 10 Sep 2018
Lutterworth, UK – Kumho Tire Europe GmbH has appointed Kyungtai Ju as its new president, replacing …
Tire recycler Black Bear raises €11m to advance global ambitions
Added: 10 Sep 2018
Nederweert, The Netherlands – Dutch company Black Bear has raised €11 million to refine its recover…
Kraiburg TPE supplies Thai toothbrush manufacturer
Added: 10 Sep 2018
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Thai manufacturer of toothbrushes and household brushes, The First Thai Bru…
Rubber-modified asphalt a key growth area for tire recycling
Added: 9 Sep 2018
Washington – Tire-derived fuel and rubber-modified asphalt are the key growth areas in tire recycli…
Nokian powers US warehouse with solar energy
Added: 7 Sep 2018
Colchester, Vermont - Nokian Tyres's warehouse facility in Colchester, Vermont is now powered by so…
Halcyon-Agri to set up digital platform for natural rubber trading
Added: 7 Sep 2018
Singapore – Natural rubber supply group Halcyon Agri Corp Ltd is mulling the launch of a digital NR…
Event: Goodyear CEO Kramer to speak at ITEC
Added: 7 Sep 2018
Akron, Ohio – Richard Kramer, Goodyear chairman, CEO and president, is slated to deliver his keynot…
Michelin raises €2.5bn through European bond offerings
Added: 7 Sep 2018
Paris - Michelin has placed a three-tranche bond offering valued at $2.9 billion (€2.5 billion), th…
