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Gulf Air selects Michelin as exclusive tires supplier

Gulf Air selects Michelin as exclusive tires supplier

Added: 24 May 2019

Paris – Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has selected Michelin as its exclusive tire supplier, t…

Natural rubber price tracker: the recovery

Natural rubber price tracker: the recovery

Added: 23 May 2019

London – Natural Rubber (NR) markets displayed signs of recovery last week, as indicated by ERJ’s l…

Union warns of “chaotic Brexit” impact on manufacturing jobs

Union warns of “chaotic Brexit” impact on manufacturing jobs

Added: 23 May 2019

London - The prospect of a disorderly Brexit is putting skilled manufacturing jobs and "millions of…

Orion announces executive management changes

Orion announces executive management changes

Added: 23 May 2019

Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has announced major changes within its executive manag…

Yokohama gains OE fitment on new Toyota RAV4

Yokohama gains OE fitment on new Toyota RAV4

Added: 23 May 2019

Tokyo — The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has begun supplying its “Avid GT” passenger car tire as origi…

The office will serve as a “regional headquarters” for Toyoda Gosei North America Corp., based in Troy, Michigan.

Toyoda Gosei to set up engineering, sales office in US

Added: 23 May 2019

Kiyosu, Japan – Automotive supplier Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd is planning to establish a satellite engin…

Trelleborg gasket to help protect museum ship

Trelleborg gasket to help protect museum ship

Added: 23 May 2019

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has supplied a Gina gasket to the floating dry dock which protec…

“Instead of building full tire plant capacity at once, you can build new capacity – by adding production lines – in a modular, step-by-step fashion” Ylipaino explained in a Q&A ahead of next month’s Future Tire - Sustainability conference.

Future Tire: Streamlined production ‘key to sustainability’  

Added: 21 May 2019

London – Streamlined production, supported by modular plant structures, robotics and modern process…

Yiyang introduces ‘smart’ twin-screw extruder

Yiyang introduces ‘smart’ twin-screw extruder

Added: 21 May 2019

Yiyang, China – ChemChina-owned Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery has recently developed a ‘smart’…

Impact of US import duties on Chinese truck tires influx

Added: 21 May 2019

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

Toyo's Q1 sales, earnings down, forecast unchanged

Toyo's Q1 sales, earnings down, forecast unchanged

Added: 21 May 2019

Hyogo, Japan – Toyo Tire Corp. reported lower sales and earnings for the quarter ended 31 March as …

Desma adapting to slowdown after best fiscal year

Desma adapting to slowdown after best fiscal year

Added: 21 May 2019

Fridingen, Germany – Rubber injection moulding machinery maker Desma is preparing for expansion whi…

Michelin names UK sales manager for services & solutions

Michelin names UK sales manager for services & solutions

Added: 21 May 2019

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has appointed Jonathan Layton as national sales manager, UK and Repub…

Avon hit by dairy decline, US shutdown

Avon hit by dairy decline, US shutdown

Added: 21 May 2019

Melksham, UK – Challenging diary market conditions and a US government partial shutdown earlier thi…

 Continental honoured its most reliable suppliers at the Hannover Messe.

DuPont awarded as Conti top supplier

Added: 21 May 2019

Hanover, Germany – Raw materials supplier DuPont has been named as a top supplier to ContiTech in t…

US tariffs having major impact on Chinese tire imports

US tariffs having major impact on Chinese tire imports

Added: 21 May 2019

Akron, Ohio – US tariffs on Chinese tire imports are having a major impact on the country’s passeng…

New BASF facility in China to include TPU plant

New BASF facility in China to include TPU plant

Added: 21 May 2019

Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE has announced that its $10bn (€9bn) integrated petrochemical comple…

DRAFT Report: CEAT mulling new tire factory in India

DRAFT Report: CEAT mulling new tire factory in India

Added: 21 May 2019

Chennai, India – Indian tire maker CEAT has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding with th…

Linglong Guangxi rolls out first earthmover tire

Added: 21 May 2019

Liuzhou, China – Guangxi Linglong Tire Co. Ltd has manufactured its first radial earthmover tire as…

Doublestar annual profit down, mulls overseas plant

Doublestar annual profit down, mulls overseas plant

Added: 20 May 2019

Qingdao, China – Doublestar posted €4 million (28 million yuan) net profit in 2018, down by 75% fro…