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Datwyler acquires US seals supplier amid ‘significant expansion’ plans
Added: 3 Sep 2018
Ontario, California – Datwyler Sealing Solutions (DSS) has announced its second acquisition in a we…

Conti to overtake Goodyear in passenger car/LT tire sales?
Added: 3 Sep 2018
Akron, Ohio – Is Continental AG on the verge of demoting Goodyear to No. 4 in the world in terms of…

Kiwa guiding TPE seals into drinking-water applications
Added: 31 Aug 2018
Nuremberg, Germany – Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are an established alternative to vulcanised r…

Court reinstates wrongful death suit against Toyo, Les Schwab
Added: 31 Aug 2018
Salem, Oregon – The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a lower court decision dismis…

Bridgestone stays top, but Michelin-Camso deal could shake up rankings
Added: 31 Aug 2018
Akron, Ohio – After nearly a decade of “status quo” among the world’s largest tire makers, the peck…

US-Mexico trade deal encouraging start for rubber industry leaders
Added: 31 Aug 2018
Washington – President Trump's announcement of a preliminary trade deal with Mexico has garnered pl…

Apollo appoints new TBR sales manager in UK
Added: 31 Aug 2018
Kettering, UK – Apollo Verdestein UK has appointed Steve Miller as truck and bus radial (TBR) sales…

Pirelli shuts down Venezuela plant: report
Added: 31 Aug 2018
Valencia, Venezuela - Pirelli C & SpA has reportedly closed its production plant in Valencia, Vene…

Toyoda Gosei reorganises Chinese operations
Added: 30 Aug 2018
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Co. is changing the corporate form of its regional HQ in China from a …

Semperit reports growth amid restructuring efforts
Added: 30 Aug 2018
Vienna – Austrian rubber engineering group Semperit AG Holding has reported growth in the first hal…

China investing in Sri Lankan natural rubber business: report
Added: 30 Aug 2018
Colombo - Chinese firms are in talks with Sri Lankan government to invest in the country’s plantati…

Pirelli joins UN Road Safety Trust Fund
Added: 30 Aug 2018
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA has become the first tire company to join, and obtain a seat on, th…

Bridgestone to hike prices on Firestone farm tires in US, Canada
Added: 30 Aug 2018
Nashville, Tennessee — Bridgestone Americas Inc. is planning to raise prices by up to 4% on "select…

Datwyler establishes S. American automotive base with Brazilian acquisition
Added: 29 Aug 2018
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil –Datwyler Sealing Solutions (DSS) has acquired Brazilian automotive suppl…

Event: Change of date for IRC 2019
Added: 29 Aug 2018
London – The IoM3 has had to reschedule the three-day International Rubber Conference 2019 (IRC 201…

ContiTech opens 3D blow moulding plant in China
Added: 29 Aug 2018
Changshu, China – ContiTech AG has expanded its footprint in China with the opening of a production…

Yokohama fires 29 employees at Mississippi plant
Added: 29 Aug 2018
West Point, Mississippi – Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC has terminated 29 employees b…

US to levy import duties on Chinese steel truck wheel makers
Added: 29 Aug 2018
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has determined preliminarily that imports of certain ste…

Steinbach expands into extra-large seals
Added: 27 Aug 2018
Detmold, Germany – Steinbach AG has started to manufacture seamless seals of up to three metres in …

Avon lands $25m deal from US Department of Defense
Added: 27 Aug 2018
Melksham, UK – The US Department of Defense (DoD) has placed a $25-million (€21.5 million) order fo…