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Faurecia, Michelin join forces to advance hydrogen fuel cells
Added: 14 Mar 2019
Paris – Automotive supplier Faurecia and tire & rubber company Michelin have signed a memorandum of…

Cooper Tire Europe names new OE director
Added: 14 Mar 2019
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed a former Apollo Vredestein executive René Del…

Forestry equipment tires market set to grow
Added: 14 Mar 2019
New York – The global market for forestry equipment tires is estimated to grow at CAGR of 5.7% thro…

Algerian tire plant starts production
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Algeria’s first tire plant reached the “industrialisation phase,” just ahead of …

Orion sales, profits up despite lower volumes
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Houston, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons has seen fourth quarter 2018 sales and profits rise withi…

Michelin completes purchase of Indonesian tire maker
Added: 13 Mar 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin has completed the acquisition of 88% control of Indonesia’s PT …

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…