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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…
Halcyon Agri launching independent NR council
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Singapore – Halcyon Agri is officially launching a natural rubber (NR) sustainability council, the …
Doublestar supplies Chinese online retailer own label tires
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Qingdao, Shandong – China’s e-commerce giant JD.com launched its first own label tires on 27 March.…
China remains US' largest trading partner for tire sector
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Washington — Despite measurably lower exports of passenger and light truck tires to the US in 2018,…
Freudenberg expects difficult trading conditions this year
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Group expects a difficult macro-economic environment in the 2019 fi…
Marangoni GRP adds fourth franchise in India
Added: 16 Apr 2019
Chennai, India – Marangoni GRP Private Ltd (MGPL), has signed up its fourth full service franchisee…
DRAFT Sick in sensor technology partnership with AutoCoding Systems
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota —Sick AG has partnered with AutoCoding Systems, a software solution provide…
TARRC adds ‘world-first’ seismic-bearing tester
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Brickendonbury, UK – The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) has added a “unique” earthquake-b…
US university develops rubber-reinforced bioplastics
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Columbus, Ohio – Researchers at the Ohio State University have combined natural rubber with bioplas…
Bridgestone wins tire-design IP case in China
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has won a design-rights infringement lawsuit against Chinese tire maker S…
Benteler, Vibracoustic developing e-chassis systems
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Darmstadt, Germany – Automotive technology companies Benteler International AG and Vibracoustic Gmb…
China’s Tianxi breaks ground on truck & bus tire plant
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Huludao, Liaoning – Tianxi Tire broke ground on its heavy duty truck and bus tire plant with 1.2 mi…
Technology: Get smart
Added: 15 Apr 2019
Developments in industry and academia bring exciting new functionalities to conventional rubber mat…
Zhongce optimises mixing with ‘industrial brain’
Added: 12 Apr 2019
Hangzhou, Zhejiang – Zhongce Rubber Group has adopted a ‘big data’ system, jointly developed with A…
