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Enviro sees growth potential in North America
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Stockholm – Recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Scandinavian Enviro Systems is focusing its a…

ZC Rubber extends warranty on TBR tires in Europe
Added: 12 Mar 2019
Frankfurt, Germany – ZC Rubber has extended warranty plans on Westlake radial light and medium truc…

Guizhou Tyre to set up Vietnam subsidiary
Added: 12 Mar 2019
Guiyang, Guizhou – China’s Guizhou Tyre plans to set up a fully-owned subsidiary in Vietnam to adva…

Goodyear, Michelin debut UUHP tires at Geneva Motor Show
Added: 12 Mar 2019
Geneva, Switzerland — Goodyear and Group Michelin have launched tires designed for dual track and s…

BKT to open new US warehouse
Added: 12 Mar 2019
Wesley Chapel, Florida - BKT USA Inc. is looking to open a third US warehouse, somewhere in the Mid…

DRAFT US sets anti-dumping duty against Chinese OTR tire maker
Added: 11 Mar 2019
Washington — The US Department of Commerce issued a final anti-dumping duty of 1.45% against off-th…

Goodyear unveils concept tires for flying cars in Geneva
Added: 11 Mar 2019
Geneva – Goodyear has introduced its latest concept tire at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Sho…

French rubber group starts production in Albania
Added: 11 Mar 2019
Elbasan, Albania – French automotive supplier Delmon Group has started up a new production plant in…

Trinseo presents new SSBR grade at Tire Tech Show
Added: 11 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Trinseo SA presented a new grade of multi-functionalised S-SBR, Sprintan 918S, d…

Ravago buys rubber distributor HB Chemical
Added: 11 Mar 2019
Twinsburg, Ohio – Ravago Holdings America Inc has acquired HB Chemical Inc for an undisclosed amou…

Continental rubber group earnings down
Added: 8 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp.’s rubber group has posted an 8% year-on-year decline in earnin…

Bridgestone increasing prices of Dayton TBR tires in US
Added: 8 Mar 2019
Nashville, Tennessee — Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is increasing prices on all Dayt…

Celanese expands co-polyesters production in Italy
Added: 8 Mar 2019
Ferrara, Italy - Celanese Corp. has increased production capacity for Pibiflex and Riteflex thermop…

Huebner building rubber products plant in US
Added: 8 Mar 2019
Kassel, Germany – German automotive and industrial parts supplier Huebner Group is building an elas…

Continental cleared to acquire Cooper Standard AVS business
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Continental Corp. has received necessary approvals from all antitrust authoritie…

Asahi rubber expansion set to come on stream
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany - Asahi Kasei has reached the completion stage of a major debottlenecking project …

TTE News: One wins top innovation award for HF
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – HF Group's One tire building machine (TBM) has been named 'tire manufacturing i…

TTE News: Sumitomo wins top tire-technology award
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany - Sumitomo Rubber Industries' (SRI) Sensing Core has been named the 'tire technol…

TTE News: Michelin scoops top tire maker award
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany - Environmental initiatives over the past 12 months have helped Michelin to earn …

US tire shipments projected to fall 0.7% this year
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Washington — US tire shipments are expected to drop about 0.7% in 2019 from 2018, with replacement …