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Dutch firm testing antibacterial systems on LSR

Dutch firm testing antibacterial systems on LSR

Added: 14 Jun 2019

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Dutch manufacturer of antibacterial systems for polymers Parx Plastics…

Double Coin Thai tire plant running at full capacity

Double Coin Thai tire plant running at full capacity

Added: 14 Jun 2019

Monrovia, California – Double Coin Holdings’s plant in Thailand is operating at full capacity, able…

Marangoni integrates retread lines, launches new range

Added: 14 Jun 2019

Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has completed the full integration of its European p…

Parker Hannifin to close US hose manufacturing plant

Parker Hannifin to close US hose manufacturing plant

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Kennett, Missouri – Parker Hannifin Corp.'s hose products division will close its manufacturing fac…

Goodyear returning to international sports car racing

Goodyear returning to international sports car racing

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Le Mans, France - Goodyear plans to re-enter international sports car racing later this year with i…

BMW joins sustainable rubber platform

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Munich, Germany – German carmaker BMW has joined the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber…

Bridgestone set to introduce new lightweight tires

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Cologne, Germany – Bridgestone Corp. will introduce a new range of lightweight tires in the coming …

Bridgestone introduces new lightweight tire technology

Bridgestone introduces new lightweight tire technology

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Brussels – Bridgestone Corp. has unveiled a new technology to reduce tire weight with no trade-off …

Calender maker marks 100th year in rubber machinery

Calender maker marks 100th year in rubber machinery

Added: 13 Jun 2019

Busto Arsizio, Italy – Comerio Ercole has announced the introduction of an “innovative” four-roll c…

DRAFT Korean students win Michelin challenge design competition

DRAFT Korean students win Michelin challenge design competition

Added: 12 Jun 2019

Greenville, South Carolina – A team of university students from South Korea has won the 2019 Michel…

Conti announces €100m investment in Portugal plant

Conti announces €100m investment in Portugal plant

Added: 12 Jun 2019

Lousada, Portugal – Continental Corp. is committing €100 million to add capacity for larger diamete…

People: Michelin names new head of North America unit

People: Michelin names new head of North America unit

Added: 12 Jun 2019

Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin has promoted Alexis Garcin, a 17-year Michelin veteran, to ch…

TireHub expands with new logistics center in US

TireHub expands with new logistics center in US

Added: 11 Jun 2019

Atlanta, Georgia — US wholesale tire distributor TireHub LLC has expanded into a new market for the…

Wacker adds silicone elastomer capacity in China

Wacker adds silicone elastomer capacity in China

Added: 11 Jun 2019

Zhangjiagang, China – Wacker has inaugurated a new production line for silicone elastomers at its Z…

TG invests in robotics firm to advance e-Rubber

TG invests in robotics firm to advance e-Rubber

Added: 11 Jun 2019

Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei (TG) has invested Yen120 million (€97 million) for a 7.6% stake in the…

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People: Hankook UK names new TBR sales manager

Added: 11 Jun 2019

Daventry, UK – Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Paul Emery as sales manager of truck and bus tire segm…

Continental starts tire testing facility in US

Continental starts tire testing facility in US

Added: 11 Jun 2019

Uvalde, Texas – Continental Tire the Americas has opened its $10-million (€9.8 million) Advanced In…

Kenda moving US order production out of China

Kenda moving US order production out of China

Added: 10 Jun 2019

Changhua, Taiwan – Taiwan’s Kenda Rubber Industrial is partially transferring its mainland China ti…

Analysis: Impact of US duties on Chinese tire imports

Analysis: Impact of US duties on Chinese tire imports

Added: 9 Jun 2019

Akron, Ohio – Those curious about the effects of elevated import duties on a market need look no fu…

Orion adopts new pricing index for carbon blacks

Orion adopts new pricing index for carbon blacks

Added: 9 Jun 2019

Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is adopting the ‘Platts north west Europe 1% sulfur fu…