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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…

Michelin to use self-driving trucks at French HQ
Added: 9 Jun 2019
Montreal – Michelin has agreed to work with Einride AB to help develop the Swedish company's self-d…

Growth of EVs influencing tire design, manufacturing
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Hanover, Germany — The electrification of vehicles is beginning to impact on the design and product…

Birla Carbon units receive safety recognition
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Mumbai, India – The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) has recognised 13 Birla Carbon fa…

Covestro completes Taiwan TPU expansion
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Changhua, Taiwan – Covestro AG inaugurated its expansion project in Taiwan on 13 May, increasing th…

US silicones firm sued following deadly explosion
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Waukegan, Illinois – Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul and state's attorney Michael Nerheim hav…

UK new car market continues to fall in May
Added: 7 Jun 2019
London – The UK new car market declined 4.6% year-on-year in May with 183,724 units registered, acc…

Trinseo sees magic triangle in tires ‘evolving’
Added: 7 Jun 2019
Istanbul – Shifting environmental, political, social, demographic and purchasing trends are likely …

TÜV certifies Rema tire repair kit to run at 300km/hr
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Munich, Germany – Rema Tip Top has received TÜV certification for a kit designed to repair of tire-…

Ford honours Pirelli’s sustainability efforts
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Dearborn, Michigan – Pirelli has received Ford’s ‘sustainability world excellence’ award in recogni…

Lanxess ‘cast PU elastomer’ can be injection moulded
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has developed a low free MDI-based cast urethane, which can be proces…

Ethydco advances $100m butadiene rubber plant
Added: 6 Jun 2019
Cairo – Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Co. (Ethydco) has reportedly progressed its project to bu…

Rubber share tracker: Positive run falters
Added: 6 Jun 2019
London – Shares of rubber goods companies have seen a decline in prices over the month of May, as i…

DRAFT Analysis: Ford's UK factory hit by emissions regulations
Added: 6 Jun 2019
London – Ford’s decision to close its engine plant in Bridgend, Wales, could be seen as the latest …

DRAFT Israeli startup receives EU support for green dispensers
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Tel Aviv – Israeli startup GreenSpense, which manufactures gas-free, high-pressure continuous dispe…

VW breaks EV lap record on Bridgestone tires
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Brussels – Volkswagen has broken the electric-powered vehicle lap record on the Nürburgring-Nordsch…

Halcyon Agri notes NR supply issues, Q1 decline
Added: 5 Jun 2019
Singapore – Natural rubber supplier Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd has reported supply issues alongside dec…