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ANRPC meeting to discuss sustainability costs

ANRPC meeting to discuss sustainability costs

Added: 19 Jul 2019

Kuala Lumpur – The upcoming annual meeting of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries…

NR production impacted by disease, low prices

NR production impacted by disease, low prices

Added: 19 Jul 2019

Krabi, Thailand – The natural rubber (NR) production is expected to be negatively affected by an ou…

Hexpol reports improved results in first half

Hexpol reports improved results in first half

Added: 19 Jul 2019

Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has reported 3% year-on-year growth in operating profit to SEK1.13 millio…

European replacement car tire sales dip in first half

Added: 19 Jul 2019

Brussels – European replacement passenger car tires sales fell 3.7% year-on-year to 101 million uni…

Toyo to further expand US tire plant

Toyo to further expand US tire plant

Added: 18 Jul 2019

Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire Corp. is moving ahead with a previously announced expansion of its US tire…

EU passenger car demand declines in June, first half

EU passenger car demand declines in June, first half

Added: 18 Jul 2019

Brussels – New car registrations in the European Union fell by 7.8% year-on-year to 1,446,183 units…

Akwel Group opens rubber hose plant in Thailand

Akwel Group opens rubber hose plant in Thailand

Added: 18 Jul 2019

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France – French automotive supplier, the Akwel Group has inaugurated an autom…

Michelin considering future of German tire plant

Michelin considering future of German tire plant

Added: 18 Jul 2019

London –  Michelin is studying the future of its car tire production plant in Hallstadt, Bamberg, G…

Natural rubber price tracker: Markets in reverse

Natural rubber price tracker: Markets in reverse

Added: 18 Jul 2019

London – Natural rubber prices witnessed a decline in the Far East markets over the three weeks to …

Conti AV chief sees "full autonomy" taking time

Conti AV chief sees "full autonomy" taking time

Added: 18 Jul 2019

Hanover, Germany – The first fully autonomous vehicles able to handle all conditions on public road…

Former ERJ publisher Dave Zielasko joins TIA

Former ERJ publisher Dave Zielasko joins TIA

Added: 18 Jul 2019

Bowie, Maryland – David Zielasko, former publisher of European Rubber Journal, has joined the US Ti…

Lotte-GS Energy €600m JV to include butadiene plant

Lotte-GS Energy €600m JV to include butadiene plant

Added: 17 Jul 2019

Seoul – Lotte Chemical and GS Energy of South Korea have signed a KRW 800-billion (€600 million) jo…

Conti building motorcycle tire plant in Thailand

Conti building motorcycle tire plant in Thailand

Added: 17 Jul 2019

Rayong, Thailand – Continental has started the construction of a motorcycle tire factory “in the im…

ETRMA calls for “equal access” to in-vehicle data

ETRMA calls for “equal access” to in-vehicle data

Added: 17 Jul 2019

Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has once again called fo…

Cooper considering expanding US tire plant

Cooper considering expanding US tire plant

Added: 17 Jul 2019

Tupelo, Mississippi — Cooper Tire & Rubber is considering expanding its Tupelo passenger car and li…

Goodyear testing tire components in space

Goodyear testing tire components in space

Added: 17 Jul 2019

Akron, Ohio — Goodyear is sending some of its tire components into space for testing, as part of a …

New Marangoni partner in Benelux

New Marangoni partner in Benelux

Added: 16 Jul 2019

Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced a new partnership in Benelux with Tyre…

Goodyear raising US capacity for larger tires

Goodyear raising US capacity for larger tires

Added: 16 Jul 2019

Fayetteville, North Carolina –  Goodyear is planning to expand capacity for larger rim-diameter pas…

Conti wins design complaint against wholesaler Heuver

Conti wins design complaint against wholesaler Heuver

Added: 16 Jul 2019

Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has reached an out-of-court settlement with Dutch automotive w…

REP targets growth with new agency, appointments

REP targets growth with new agency, appointments

Added: 16 Jul 2019

Corbas, France – Rubber machinery maker REP International has strengthened its sales network with a…