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Future Tire Conference: Q&A with Cimcorp technology director
ERJ interviews Jyrki Anttonen technology director, Cimcorp Oy about current trends in the global tire manufacturing…
Czech Unipetrol reopens site of latest blast
Prague – Central European oil refiner and polymers producer Unipetrol has reopened the distribution terminal…
Kumho union votes for Doublestar takeover
Seoul – Kumho Tire’s labour union has voted in favour of a plan to sell…
Semperit in the red as it starts major restructuring
Vienna, Austria – Prices of raw materials and an in-house strategic transformation initiative, a plant…
Conti warns of higher rubber costs this year
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has warned about its exposure to fluctuations in the prices…
Sibur mulls scope of rubber JV with Saudi Aramco
Based on article published in the March/April edition of European Rubber Journal magazine. London –Sibur…
Remote-access skills initiative for Indian rubber industry
New Delhi, India – The Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) in India has recently launched…
Local player joins bidders for Kumho Tire
Seoul – Mid-sized Korean tire retailer Tire Bank, has joined the race to acquire South…
Michelin targets Kenya, Uganda with new venture
Paris — Groupe Michelin has established minority-owned joint venture with a French company active in…
Maxxis tires for taxi of the future
Leicester, UK – Maxxis is to supply OE tires for London EV Co.’s (LEVC) ‘zero-emissions…
Toyoda Gosei establishes automotive parts subsidiary
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has established a subsidiary in Kyushu to which it will…
Chemours, Safic-Alcan expand fluoroelastomers deal
Geneva, Switzerland – Chemours International Operations Sàrl is extending an agreement for the distribution of…
Birla improves WASH rating
Mumbai, India – Birla Carbon, part of the Aditya Birla Group, raised its WASH safe…
Hankook unveils €300m expansion plan to add TBR capacity in Hungary
Rácalmás, Hungary – South Korean tire-maker Hankook Tire has announced plans for a major expansion…
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