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Apollo launches new light truck tire brand for India
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Kochi, India – Catering to the growing demand for the pick-up trucks in India, Apollo Tyres has int…
Conti, Nokian on track with North America tire plants
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Dayton, Tennessee – Nokian Tires and Continental Corp. are on schedule for new manufacturing facili…
draft Market “back where it started” a year after TBR tariffs
Added: 17 Jun 2019
Birmingham, UK - Giti Tire was among the manufacturers to be hit by EU tariffs on truck and bus tir…
DRAFT Comerio Ercole plans IT-led acquisition
Added: 16 Jun 2019
Italy: Rubber calender maker Comerio Ercole is preparing to acquire an “engineering company” this y…
Conti-Kordsa tire-adhesive platform ’gains traction’
Added: 14 Jun 2019
Cologne, Germany – Continental Corp. and Kordsa have reported strong demand from companies interest…
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…
