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Yokohama Rubber taps AI knowledge for assisted tire design

Added: 22 Jul 2024

Technology uses 'explainable AI' providing supplementary knowledge to designers to speed up develop…

EU new car registrations up 4%, but BEV market shrinks

Added: 22 Jul 2024

First half figures increase 4.5% year-on-year, but remain 18% lower than pre-pandemic levels

London - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has called for a “fair, level-playing field” in Europe and elsewhere in the wake of investigations launched by the European Commission into dumping by Chinese truck & bus tire (TBR) makers.

German rubber industry leader calls on EC to halt “downward spiral”

Added: 19 Jul 2024

WDK issues urgent plea following the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president

Sailun to expand TBR capacity in China

Chinese tire makers in expansion mode after sales-rebound

Added: 19 Jul 2024

Investment pipeline continues to flow following 25% revenue increase seen last year

SRI earnings up despite lower sales

Strike ends at Sumitomo Rubber factory in Turkey

Added: 19 Jul 2024

Union says 43-day industrial action in Cankiri ended with an agreement 'meeting its demands...'

ZC Rubber targets major efficiency improvements with 5G ‘smart factory’

ZC Rubber progresses tire factory construction overseas

Added: 18 Jul 2024

Chinese tire group also set to start production in Indonesia, fully ramp up ‘5G’ factory in China

Hexpol earnings down in ‘stable quarter’

Added: 18 Jul 2024

“Strong margins” reported for the first half of the year despite slightly weaker year-on-year resul…

Trelleborg completes purchase of liquid silicone specialist Baron Group

Added: 18 Jul 2024

Move to strengthen the Swedish group’s position in healthcare & medical segments

JAL, Bridgestone extend tire wear prediction technology to larger aircraft

Added: 18 Jul 2024

Japanese partners started ‘tire replacement operations’ for smaller, regional planes in 2020

Essentially Rubber: Pump and roll

Added: 18 Jul 2024

Trelleborg supplies antivibration mounts for new airport rescue firefighting vehicle

Toyo posts lower earnings on higher sales

Toyo intensifies focus on corporate strategy in new organisational rejig

Added: 18 Jul 2024

New 'full-fledged' division to include functions such as investors relations, branding...

Cooper Standard debuts integrated automotive switch pump

Added: 18 Jul 2024

Developed jointly with automotive supplier Saleri Group, eCoFlow features integrated electric pump …

European industry experts inspect Euro 7 tire test procedures

Added: 17 Jul 2024

Examinations included comparative, open-road testing with a convoy of vehicles fitted with candidat…

Linglong mulls overseas sites, facility upgrade

Linglong Tire expects earnings to surge in first half

Added: 17 Jul 2024

Chinese group “actively upgraded" products, carried out structural adjustments during six-month per…

Comerio Ercole launches digital platform to enhance manufacturing efficiency

Added: 17 Jul 2024

Italian machinery maker also introduces new service capabilities to upgrade equipment globally

Sri Trang unveils AI-based transformation strategy

Added: 17 Jul 2024

'One Sri Trang' digitalisation policy aims to 'revolutionise' group's activities in the natural rub…

Sumitomo Rubber starts demo project for tire failure prediction

Added: 17 Jul 2024

Initiates joint tire pressure and temperature monitoring project with Japanese logistics group...

Black Swan launches graphene-enhanced TPU materials

Added: 17 Jul 2024

New masterbatch claimed to improve lightweighting capability 25%, enhance other mechanical properti…

Akron rubber cluster wins $51m sustainability award

Added: 17 Jul 2024

Grouping includes Goodyear, Huntsman, Bridgestone, Continental, Parker Hannifin, Synthomer...

Laur Silicone expands capacity with new twin screw mixer

Added: 17 Jul 2024

New machine delivers “consistent, uniform mixing of silicone compounds,” with “perfect dispersion a…