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Freudenberg launches silicones restructuring
Added: 15 Oct 2015
Ohringen, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is reorganising a number of its business units…
Bridgestone’s retread facilities secure Maxi fleet deal
Added: 14 Oct 2015
Bourne, UK – Bridgestone has secured a fleet deal with Maxi Haulage supplying tires from its Bourn,…
Michelin upgrades major technology centre
Added: 14 Oct 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has completed the first phase of an upgrade project at its Lado…
Chinese tire maker to be acquired by local mining company
Added: 14 Oct 2015
Shandong, China – Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources has signed a contract…
Report expects growth in Asia Pacific conveyor belting market
Added: 14 Oct 2015
London – Asia Pacific dominates global demand for conveyor belts and the trend is anticipated to co…
Kraiburg expanding in Germany, opening US office
Added: 14 Oct 2015
Friedrichshafen, Germany — German materials firm Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co KG plans to add compounding…
ChemChina’s Pirelli holding hits 87%
Added: 14 Oct 2015
Milan, Italy — China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) either has purchased or secured purchase a…
Goodyear UK confirms closure
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Wolverhampton, UK – Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has confirmed the closure of its mixing and retrea…
Pirelli gets F1 contract renewal - report
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Sochi, Russia — The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has renewed Pirelli Tyre SpA’s …
Bekaert reopens US bead wire plant
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Rome, Georgia – Bekaert has reopened its bead wire production plant in Rome, Georgia, US on 7 Oct.
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Covestro emerges from Bayer's shadow
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Friedrichshafen, Germany — It’s all systems go for Covestro – the former Bayer MaterialScience unit…
On-line training ‘first’ for rubber industry
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Brussels – French rubber-industry training body the IFOCA is launching a series of on-line training…
US reviews OTR anti-dumping duties
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Washington – Chinese off-the-road tire manufacturers face anti-dumping duty rates of between 86.78 …
Pirelli backs UK apprenticeship charter
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Carlisle, UK – Pirelli UK is supporting the Apprenticeship Charter, a skills and training initiat…
Triangle eyes globalisation, R&D advances
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Weihai, China – Triangle Tyre is to invest further in global brand-building as well as R&D, accordi…
Bridgestone tires on all-electrical bike
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Isle of Man, UK – Zero-emission all-electrical Sarolea Manx 7 superbike, equipped with Bridgestone …
Toyoda Gosei to close plant in Australia
Added: 13 Oct 2015
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Co has decided to end production at its Australian subsidiary Toyoda G…
Wasung Cable takes action following misleading UK report
Added: 13 Oct 2015
London – UK industry body the Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) is re-investigating the source of su…
EU chemicals body secures protection for sensitive REACH data
Added: 12 Oct 2015
Brussels – Cefic has welcomed a recent European Court of Justice ruling on transparency and protect…
Viewpoint: New 'mobility trends' to impact EU tire market
Added: 9 Oct 2015
Antal Takacs, director marketing at Hankook Tire Europe comments on the current state of the Europe…
