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Michelin, VMI honoured at Tire Tech Awards
Added: 27 Feb 2020
Michelin wins ‘tire manufacturer of the year’ and ‘tire technology of the year’ awards
Bridgestone targeting trailer position with airless truck tire concept
Added: 27 Feb 2020
Commercial trailer truck tires account for 40% of all tire failures, according to research
Warburg Pincus to invest $150 million in Apollo Tyres
Added: 27 Feb 2020
New York-based private equity firm sees "compelling growth story" in Apollo Tyres
Cabot launches engineered elastomer composites for tires
Added: 26 Feb 2020
E²C materials present “significant advantages” for earthmover tires
Coronavirus takes toll on Tire Tech Expo
Added: 26 Feb 2020
"I normally open by thanking people for coming from all over the world but, inevitably, this year w…
Cooper Standard closing two 'significant' plants
Added: 26 Feb 2020
New factory closures in addition to the shut down or mothballing of 10 plants announced last year
Cooper to raise investment in Mexico, Serbia tire factories
Added: 26 Feb 2020
The move follows company decision last year to enhance global manufacturing footprint
Update: Cabot reports lower sales in Europe due to softer market conditions
Added: 24 Feb 2020
New capacity from Russia impacts contract negotiations
Sibur-Reliance JV starts butyl rubber facility
Added: 23 Feb 2020
Start-up of 120ktpa facility to be followed by addition of halobutyl rubber unit by the first quart…
Technology: Longer battery life with Hutchinson’s insulating system
Added: 23 Feb 2020
System protects batteries by keeping them at an ideal temperature between 15-35°C
DuPont shakes up management, Ed Breen back as CEO
Added: 23 Feb 2020
CEO Marc Doyle replaced by chairman Ed Breen, CFO Jeanmarie Desmond out.
Pirelli sales, profitability up in 2019
Added: 23 Feb 2020
Price/mix effect more than offsets higher raw material prices and decline in volumes
Michelin North America raising passenger, light truck tire prices
Added: 23 Feb 2020
Effective as of mid-March, price changes may vary across specific products
Linglong raises funds for fourth China tire plant
Added: 21 Feb 2020
Company to raise up to €265m through public placement on Shanghai Stock Exchange
Pirelli expects €30m sales impact from Covid-19 outbreak
Added: 21 Feb 2020
February sales figures for the region currently down 80%, March sales expected to decline 30%
Birla claims breakthrough in bio-based rubber additives
Added: 21 Feb 2020
Company has developed nanocellulose-rubber masterbatches in partnership with GranBio Technolgies
Hankook drives 'digital transformation' with Amazon link-up
Added: 21 Feb 2020
Cloud platform will enable tire maker to store data and process information more efficiently
Tire shares tracker: Ups & downs
Added: 21 Feb 2020
Stock prices offer a mixed picture in the first weeks of 2020, though most companies registered dec…
Wacker cutting 1,000 jobs as part of restructuring effort
Added: 21 Feb 2020
Restructuring follows German chemicals supplier’s announcement of €630m loss in its preliminary fig…
Kuraray's isoprene unit sees 41% decline in profits
Added: 20 Feb 2020
Sales volume for Septon TPEs declined due to economic deceleration, according to Kuraray
