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Nokian names Paolo Pompei as group's new leader
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Will replace current president and CEO Jukka Moisio at the start of next year
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Trelleborg posts ‘best-ever’ quarterly earnings, steady sales
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Margin target of 20% “within reach as markets improve and synergies from acquisitions realised...”
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Pirelli ‘talking tires’ at annual UK speed festival
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Advanced level of dialogue between car and tires enabled by software created by Italian manufacturer
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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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...'
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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
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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…
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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
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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
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Essentially Rubber: Pump and roll
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Trelleborg supplies antivibration mounts for new airport rescue firefighting vehicle
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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...
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ERJ Appointments Tracker: July/Aug
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Latest people news and related developments from across the global rubber and tire industries...
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Cooper Standard debuts integrated automotive switch pump
Added: 18 Jul 2024
Developed jointly with automotive supplier Saleri Group, eCoFlow features integrated electric pump …
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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…
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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…
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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
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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...
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