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Hankook appoints new head of EU marketing and sales
Added: 19 Jan 2015
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire has appointed Gangseung Lee as its new vice president for mark…
Michelin announces OE partnerships at US show
Added: 19 Jan 2015
Detroit, Michigan — Group Michelin has announced a series of OE fitments at this year’s North Ameri…
US ethane consumption to reach 1.5m bpd
Added: 16 Jan 2015
Houston – The US petrochemical industry will add 600 million barrels per day of demand by 2020, wh…
Bayer isocyanate is a bio-polyurethane “first”
Added: 16 Jan 2015
Düsseldorf, Germany – Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) has developed ”the first bio-based crosslinker” f…
Avon develops new “all-season” bike tire
Added: 16 Jan 2015
Melksham, UK –Avon Tyres has developed a new adventure sport tire – the Avon Trailrider – designed …
ETRMA says 2014 tire sales “positive”
Added: 15 Jan 2015
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association [ETRMA] has published its member…
Change in Falken leadership
Added: 15 Jan 2015
Fontana, California – Falken Tire Corp has announced that it has added four members to its senior m…
Cooper Standard appoints VP for global supply chain
Added: 15 Jan 2015
Novi, Michigan — Cooper Standard Holdings Inc, parent company of Cooper Standard Automotive Inc, ha…
ERJ Archives: Frank Reddaway 1891
Added: 15 Jan 2015
A few years after the publication of this advert in 1891, Frank Reddaway Ltd was involved in a cour…
Goodyear names new HR officer
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced on 12 Jan that the company has appointed…
Michelin to up agro tire portfolio in Europe
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin’s agriculture division has announced plans to increase its Exelagri E…
Yokohama Chinese plant receives environmental certificate
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Tokyo ‒ Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced that its Chinese subsidiary Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co Ltd…
James Walker studies effects of environmental lubricants
Added: 14 Jan 2015
London – With the growing enforcement of legislation promoting the use of environmentally safe lubr…
Yokohama Russia plant starts OE passenger car production
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd. has announced that its Russian passenger car tire production an…
Apollo chief says company focusing more on R&D
Added: 13 Jan 2015
London – Apollo Tyres Ltd is investing in research and development as a “key pillar” for growth ove…
Defective brake hose promts GM Korea recall
Added: 13 Jan 2015
Seoul - GM Korea Co., part of the US automaker General Motors Co., is to recall about 100,000 vehic…
Toyoda Gosei moves Shanghai HQ, enhances technical support
Added: 13 Jan 2015
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has relocated the regional headquarters for its automotive parts busin…
Marangoni adds partner in Scandinavia
Added: 13 Jan 2015
Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni Retreading Systems Deutschland GmbH has enhanced its presence in the Sc…
Bridgestone develops treadwear monitoring technology
Added: 13 Jan 2015
Tokyo — Bridgestone Corp. has developed technology for estimating tire wear and tread depth, using …
Hedge fund slams DuPont management, nominates new directors
Added: 13 Jan 2015
London – Hedge fund Trian Fund Management has raised the stakes in its campaign against DuPont’s ma…
