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Genan acquires tire recycling business in Portugal
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Viborg, Denmark – Genan Holding AS has acquired the BioSafe tire recycling business of Portugese tr…
Demand for tubeless tires set to grow
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Dublin – The global market for automotive tubeless tires will exceed $158 billion (€150 billion) in…
Conti develops materials to remove “new-car smell”
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has developed a solution to eliminate unpleasant odour of a ne…
Boge to launch third Chinese plant this year
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Shanghai, China – German automotive parts supplier Boge Rubber & Plastics expects to start producti…
Arburg offers Brexit reassurance
Added: 24 Apr 2019
Warwick, UK - Arburg UK has issued a statement covering company policy with regards to the outcome …
Trelleborg opens US combined manufacturing site
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Aurora, Ohio – Trelleborg Sealing Profiles US Inc. has inaugurated a new 14,500-square metre manufa…
Mitsubishi Chemical to add TPE capacity in India
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Mumbai, India – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is planning to build a facility to manufacture thermoplas…
James Walker consolidates North America operations
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Glenwood, Illinois – James Walker has launched a restructuring scheme within its North American ope…
Michelin tires fitted on All Nippon Airways’ A380s
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Paris – Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) will fit Michelin aircraft tires on all Ai…
Bridgestone gains OE fitments on new BMW models
Added: 23 Apr 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Corp has won OE fitment contracts on BMW's new X5, 8 Series and 3 Series rel…
European passenger tire sales decline in first quarter
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Brussels – Sales of passenger car tires fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, accordin…
Conti unveils anti-vibration concepts for EVs
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Shanghai, China – Continental Corp. is displaying anti-vibration concepts for electric vehicles at …
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies COO retiring
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ (FST) chief operating officer (COO) Dieter Sc…
Kobe Steel takes over L&T rubber machinery JV
Added: 18 Apr 2019
Tokyo – Kobe Steel Ltd has acquired full ownership of its Indian joint venture L&T Kobelco Machiner…
Tight tire supply impacting US mining-sector rebound
Added: 17 Apr 2019
Akron, Ohio - The mining tire market is enjoying continued growth in sales as the mining industry r…
Vibracoustic adding new capacity in China
Added: 17 Apr 2019
Darmstadt, Germany – Automotive vibration-control company Vibracoustic is expanding its production …
Bridgestone monitoring suppliers' sustainability
Added: 17 Apr 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Group is monitoring and rating its suppliers in terms of sustainability as part…
Hankook Tyre UK appoints regional sales manager
Added: 17 Apr 2019
Daventry, UK – Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Rob Burkhill as a regional sales manager for the north…
Natural rubber price tracker: Positive trend continues
Added: 17 Apr 2019
London - Natural rubber prices have continued on a generally upward trend over the past week, helpe…
Sustainability focus for Future Tire Conference in Cologne
Added: 17 Apr 2019
The annual ERJ Future Tire Conference will, this year, run under the headline theme: Can the tire i…
