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Interview: GM exec says relationship with suppliers improved
Added: 16 Jun 2016
Bill Kopicki knows relations can be a touchy subject between car makers and their suppliers.
As the …
Michelin targets €1.2bn cost-saving
Added: 15 Jun 2016
Ladoux, France – Michelin is ramping up its “competitiveness plan”, targeting cost savings of €1.2-…
Sears to launch DieHard tire brand in US
Added: 15 Jun 2016
New York — Sears Holdings Corp. is planning to launch a line of DieHard-brand tires this summer to …
Cabot plans technology centre in Shanghai
Added: 15 Jun 2016
Boston, Masachusetts – Cabot Corp. is planning to establish a new ‘application innovation’ laborato…
China seeks 40% cut in tire production
Added: 15 Jun 2016
Essen, Germany – The Chinese government is trying to reduce tire production by around 40 percent i…
ITEC conference agenda nearing completion
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Akron, Ohio —At least 44 papers will be presented during the 2016 International Tire Exhibition & C…
Interview: ContiTech US boss spells out ambitions
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Hanover, Germany—ContiTech NAFTA, the North American arm of Conti-Tech AG, has plans in the works t…
Swiss company to build Iran rubber plant
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Tehran – Iran has signed its first post-sanction EPC contract with the Swiss company Welding Engine…
Widow seeks legal probe into Goodyear Dunlop Tyres worker’s death
Added: 14 Jun 2016
London – The widow of a former Goodyear Dunlop Tyres employee in the UK is seeking legal action aga…
UK firm fined £1m after young worker killed by exploding tire
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Canterbury, UK – A UK tire dealer has been fined £1 million (€1.3 million) and ordered to pay costs…
Cabot announces US price-rises
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. has announced that it will increase invoice prices by $50/tonne…
Continental eyes Hanover location for new HQ
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Hanover, Germany - Technology and automotive supplier Continental AG has sets its sights on a locat…
Dayco wins PSA award for Italian plant
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Troy, Michigan – Dayco has received a “best plant award” from PSA Group, the Michigan-based company…
Freudenberg advances new I.4 training centre
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg has broken ground on an €8-million training centre with focus on ho…
Cabot to open new centre for ‘clean’ technology
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Shanghai, China – Cabot Corp. is planning to open a research centre in Shanghai, China, to develop …
EnPro buys rubber moulding company
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina – EnPro Industries Inc. has purchased the assets of Rubber Fab Gasket & M…
Trelleborg adds silicones business to portfolio
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg has continued its shopping spree with a recent agreement to buy US-…
Kenda to open European tech centre
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Essen, Germany – Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd is opening a technical centre in Europe to support…
Michelin, Continental looking into Kumho acquisition – report
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Seoul – Germany’s Continental AG and the French tire group Michelin are among bidding companies to …
India studies rubber purchase from Thailand - report
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Mumbai, India – India is looking into importing 300,000 tonnes of natural rubber from Thailand as i…
