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Conti strengthens focus on sustainability with dedicated department
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Industry veteran Claus Petschick has been appointed to lead the new unit

Michelin North America moves to address racism, injustice issues
Added: 22 Jun 2020
French tire maker pledges to take actions inside the company and within the communities where it's …

European car plants reopen, with output well below capacity
Added: 22 Jun 2020
ACEA estimates that at least 2.5 million fewer motor vehicles will be built in Europe this year

ECHA is 'scapegoating' rubber with infill ban
Added: 22 Jun 2020
Rubber granules from recycled tires are “the best material” for infill and “an excellent case for c…

Top Glove delivers record profits, eyes expansion
Added: 19 Jun 2020
Malaysian group also became “the world’s largest manufacturer of nitrile gloves” during the quarter…

Wally Chen returns to Maxxis as chairman
Added: 19 Jun 2020
Appointment made in a bid to strengthen Maxxis' global market presence

Michelin launches line of automotive belts, tensioners
Added: 19 Jun 2020
Products "meet or exceed" OE manufacturer’s quality standards, according to the French group

Rubber Price Monitor: Uptrend strengthens
Added: 19 Jun 2020
Improvements continue marginal recovery registered throughout the month of May

Aramco completes €61bn acquisition of majority stake in Sabic
Added: 18 Jun 2020
Transaction to advance Aramco’s chemicals strategy by integrating upstream production with Sabic fe…

JK Tyre reports fourth quarter loss due to pandemic
Added: 18 Jun 2020
Both the commercial and passenger segments were “severely impacted” by the Covid crisis

VMI: 75 years of making tire production possible
Added: 18 Jun 2020
Company supplies tire- and rubber-making equipment as well as other systems to more than 1,500 comp…

New EU tire labelling rules 'to apply in UK post-Brexit'
Added: 17 Jun 2020
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has been appointed to enforce the revised rules, explains NTDA …

India launches antidumping investigations into NBR imports
Added: 17 Jun 2020
Petition targets products originating in or exported from China, the European Union, Japan and Russ…

EU new car demand falls 52% in May
Added: 17 Jun 2020
Market shows signs of recovery from sharp declines registered in April

Michelin cites Covid for output cut at US aircraft tire plant
Added: 17 Jun 2020
Outbreak has caused disruptions to the supply chain and reduced consumer demand

Cooper to relocate US distribution centre to larger facility
Added: 17 Jun 2020
New site will be one of six regional distribution centres operated by Cooper in the country

New Kraton polymer to enhance manufacturing efficiency
Added: 17 Jun 2020
Material can be used in a variety of applications including medical tubing face masks

JAL, Bridgestone join forces to improve aircraft tire maintenance
Added: 17 Jun 2020
Project expected to reduce wheel and tire inventories and improve efficiency

Tosoh Silica setting up JV in South Korea
Added: 16 Jun 2020
New production facility to address increased demand for fuel-efficient tires

Nynas extends reorganisation timeline
Added: 16 Jun 2020
Swedish processing oil manufacturer expects to complete restructuring scheme in the next three mont…