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BMW fits Michelin tires on new top-end models
Added: 19 Feb 2015
Paris – BMW has selected Michelin’s Pilot Super Sport tire as the sole 21-inch fitment for its new …
Tire labelling jamming test laboratories
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Cologne, Germany – Tire labelling is placing increasing strain on the capacity of test laboratories…
Sibur launches construction of major petchem project
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Tobolsk, Russia – Russian petrochemical company Sibur announced on 17 Feb that it has started the c…
Apollo closes South Africa tire plant
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Gurgaon, India—Apollo Tyres Ltd has closed its truck and OTR tire plant in Durban, South Africa, ci…
Marangoni responds to super-wide tire demand
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni is targeting the super-wide tire segment – tires with a tread width e…
Bridgestone to build on strong 2014 results
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Tokyo — Bridgestone Corp. has reported single-digit gains in operating income and sales for fiscal …
China considers CNPC, Sinopec merger - report
Added: 18 Feb 2015
London — Leaders in China are considering the merger of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) and C…
Lanxess to make new EPDM grades in Texas
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Orange, Texas — Despite its more than $300-million investment into a new EPDM facility in China, an…
Rubber prices rise following oil increments
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Rubber prices rise following oil increments
Added: 18 Feb 2015
London – Rubber prices were reported to be on the rise globally during the last trading week (9-13 …
GM to recall 6,000 cars over Goodyear tire issues
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Detroit, Michigan - General Motors is recalling 5,876 of certain models of its cars produced betwee…
Mitas extends flotation tire range
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Svehlova, Czech republic - Mitas is expanding its range of flotation radial tires range extension w…
Audi: Tire makers must bring suppliers to R&D table
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Cologne, Germany – Tire makers should do more to bring their major suppliers in on development proj…
Sibur advances JV rubber projects in China, India
Added: 17 Feb 2015
London – Russian petrochemical company Sibur and Sinopec are at the design stage of their joint ven…
EU posts record growth in car registrations
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Brussels – European Union passenger car registration posted a “record growth” for the seventeenth c…
Pirelli profits up in 2014
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has announced its preliminary financial results for the financial year 2014,…
Yokohama Rubber posts “record” sales, earnings
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has reported another “record-level” performance in fiscal year 2014…
Recovered carbon black players to merge
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Munich/Potsdam, Germany – Pyrolyx AG and carbon clean tech AG (cct) plan to merge their activities …
Yokohama to invest over €800m in expansion, upgrades
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Tokyo — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd is planning to invest 120 billion yen (€886 million) in expanding a…
Toyo posts record sales, earnings
Added: 16 Feb 2015
Osaka, Japan — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. posted record sales and earnings for fiscal 2014, with t…
