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Goodyear names global talent VP

Goodyear names global talent VP

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has named Amy Alexy vice president, Global Talent, effective immediately.

Ale…

Cooper Tire appoints VP of marketing for North America

Cooper Tire appoints VP of marketing for North America

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Bryan Hesse as its vice president of marketi…

DuPont names leader for Performance Materials business unit in Europe

DuPont names leader for Performance Materials business unit in Europe

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Geneva, Switzerland – DuPont Performance Materials has appointed Rudy van Engen as its new regional…

US postpones antidumping ruling

US postpones antidumping ruling

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Washington – The US Department of Commerce has postponed by 50 days its preliminary antidumping dut…

Tariffs-threat boosts China truck tire industry, reports Bekaert

Tariffs-threat boosts China truck tire industry, reports Bekaert

Added: 2 Jun 2016

Kortrijk Belgium - Demand for Chinese-made truck tires picked up sharply at the start of the year a…

ERJ Survey: Tire Cologne Vs Reifen / Automechanika

ERJ Survey: Tire Cologne Vs Reifen / Automechanika

Added: 2 Jun 2016

London - At the recent Reifen 2016 tire trade expo in Essen, Germany,  many exhibitors and attendee…

ERJ report update: Trelleborg insists Mitas managers will stay

ERJ report update: Trelleborg insists Mitas managers will stay

Added: 1 Jun 2016

London – Trelleborg has contacted ERJ regarding our report on the management set-up at Mitas, follo…

Bridgestone to acquire French automotive retailer Speedy

Bridgestone to acquire French automotive retailer Speedy

Added: 1 Jun 2016

Brussels – Bridgestone EMEA is planning to acquire Speedy France, a major car service retail compan…

Mesnac sets up Brazil office

Mesnac sets up Brazil office

Added: 1 Jun 2016

Sao Paulo, Brazil – Mesnac Americas Co Ltd has established a sales and service operation in Campina…

Orion announces rubber black price increases in US

Orion announces rubber black price increases in US

Added: 31 May 2016

Kingwood, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons LLC will increase prices on all rubber black grades sold…

US industry group issues crumb-rubber position paper

US industry group issues crumb-rubber position paper

Added: 31 May 2016

Bowie, Maryland — Despite adverse publicity, all available evidence indicates that the use of crumb…

Tire-expo saga continues as Reifen quits Essen

Tire-expo saga continues as Reifen quits Essen

Added: 31 May 2016

Essen, Germany — Organiser Messe Essen’s decision to move the Reifen tire trade fair from its tradi…

 Satish Sharma (R) with regional officials after opening ceremony

Apollo opens office in Malaysia to expand Asia footprint

Added: 31 May 2016

Kuala LumpurApollo Tyres has set up an office in Malaysia in a bid to expand its footprint in th…

DMACK to build €400m greenfield tire plant in UK

DMACK to build €400m greenfield tire plant in UK

Added: 31 May 2016

London – Supplier of sport tires DMACK is planning to build a new tire plant in the UK in a bid to …

DRAFT FTC 2016: Marc Flederus, director, Ferm RFID Solutions

Added: 31 May 2016

Marc Flederus, director, Ferm RFID Solutions will discuss RFID labelling for tires during his speec…

Aeolus reports declines, lays out Pirelli restructuring framework

Aeolus reports declines, lays out Pirelli restructuring framework

Added: 27 May 2016

Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus reported a 22-percent drop in revenue to €856 million in 2015. Annual net p…

Toyo chairman resigns

Toyo chairman resigns

Added: 27 May 2016

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire and Rubber Co’s chairman and representative director Katsumi Komaguchi has…

Trelleborg builds aerospace fire test site in US

Trelleborg builds aerospace fire test site in US

Added: 27 May 2016

Northborough, Massachusetts – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened an airframe/engine seal fire …

Simulation technology improves Yokohama tire design

Simulation technology improves Yokohama tire design

Added: 26 May 2016

Burlington, Massachusetts – Software company Exa Corp. has helped Yokohama Rubber Co. to develop ad…

“We have made a composite of rubber, which is soft and stretchy but fragile, with graphene and the resulting material is both stronger and stretchier,” said Dr Vijayaraghavan of the nano-functional materials group at the University of Manchester.

UK nano research team develops super-strong condom materials

Added: 26 May 2016

Manchester, UK – Adding just 0.1 percent of graphene can increase both the strength and elasticity …