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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 11 Jun 2019
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei (TG) has invested Yen120 million (€97 million) for a 7.6% stake in the…

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
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
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
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
Added: 9 Jun 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons SA is adopting the ‘Platts north west Europe 1% sulfur fu…