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Yokohama Rubber confirms ‘considering’ Goodyear OTR tire business
Added: 11 Jul 2024
Japanese group tells ERJ “no decision has been made at this time”
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Former Bridgestone tire plant in Russia set for start-up in November
Added: 11 Jul 2024
Now named Cordiant Ulyanovks, facility is expected to achieve design capacity by 2026
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Michelin welcomes new EU reg on condition of worn tires
Added: 11 Jul 2024
New R117-04 regulation includes test that ensures tires can be used up to legal limit of 1.6 mm tre…
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Synthos rubber production unaffected by recent fire incident
Added: 11 Jul 2024
Company says impact limited to expanded polystyrene production line at Polish polymer site...
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Goodyear names Ramy Elsabi as new Japan CEO
Added: 11 Jul 2024
“Japanese market is extremely important, not only in the Asia-Pacific region but also from a global…
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Natural rubber futures weaken as trading volume declines
Added: 10 Jul 2024
“Weaker economic data from China and decline in country's stock market putting pressure on rubber p…
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Goodyear posts dip in energy & emissions performance across global sites
Added: 10 Jul 2024
Latest Corporate Responsibility Report shows increase in energy intensity, tail-off in emissions-re…
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Bridgestone provides update on its use of Techsyn
Added: 10 Jul 2024
Materials technology launched in 2021 following 24-month collaborative R&D effort with Arlanxeo and…
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Guanlian has started up new rubber compounds plant
Added: 10 Jul 2024
Company has commissioned 70ktpa facility in Jiangmen City, to better serve customers in south China…
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Rubber Conversion reports OE adoption of devulc tire materials
Added: 10 Jul 2024
Stellantis, Bridgestone commercialise parts developed in collaboration with Italian recycler under …
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General Science starts up tire projects in China, Thailand
Added: 9 Jul 2024
New expansion projects add combined capacity to produce 16 million units of passenger car tires
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Tanzania seeking investors to revive idled tire plant
Added: 9 Jul 2024
New government strategy aims to produce 1 million units of tires at Arusha-based manufacturing plant
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Semperit exits medical business with €7m transaction
Added: 9 Jul 2024
Vienna-based group completes sale of remaining production and packaging business to Harps Global
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Goodyear reports progress in use of sustainable materials
Added: 9 Jul 2024
Increases use of rice husk ash, soybean oil and sustainable carbon black in polymer and tire proces…
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VW ‘needs greater collaboration’ with elastomers industry
Added: 8 Jul 2024
Decarbonisation “will only work if we come together in discussion and then jointly bring sustainabl…
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Notch sees opportunities and challenges ahead for rice husk silica
Added: 8 Jul 2024
New capacity on the way but increasing demand from a wide range of industries could make RHA a more…
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Dynasol gains grant for Industry 4.0 digitalisation programme
Added: 8 Jul 2024
“Project reinforces commitment to improving production efficiency and to digitalisation of control …
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Conti claims puncture-resistant bicycle tire advance
Added: 8 Jul 2024
Combines 'off-the-scale' protection with long-lasting wet weather grip and low rolling resistance…
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Nexen looking beyond US for next international tire factory
Added: 5 Jul 2024
Decision to expand location scouting elsewhere due to increased cost of construction and labour
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Klean expands recovered carbon black processing footprint in Asia
Added: 5 Jul 2024
Technology company supplying rCB processing plants to project with multiple sites in India, Malaysi…