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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…

Bridgestone recalls 2,700 commercial truck tires in US
Added: 7 Sep 2018
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Bridgestone Canada are voluntarily …

Vibracoustic develops seat dampers for better in-car entertainment experience
Added: 7 Sep 2018
Darmstadt, Germany – Vibracoustic GmbH has developed a modular seat damper design concept in order …

People: Orion names new CEO
Added: 6 Sep 2018
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons has named Corning Painter, a former executive at Air Products…

Apollo plants in south India returning to normal operation
Added: 6 Sep 2018
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres’ manufacturing facilities in south Indian province of Kerala – in Per…

Mitsui Chemicals to expand elastomer production in Singapore
Added: 6 Sep 2018
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. is increasing its production capacity for Tafmer high-performance ela…