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Tire Technology Expo - News & views
Added: 7 Mar 2019
European Rubber Journal focuses in on news, views and developments in the run-up to the Tire Techno…

Acmos appoints general manager for rubber division
Added: 7 Mar 2019
Bremen, Germany – Acmos Chemie KG has appointed Ralph Lopez general manager for its newly formed ru…

VW, Bridgestone bid to break EV lap record
Added: 6 Mar 2019
Brussels – Volkswagen Motorsport will employ Bridgestone rubber in a bid to break a notable lap rec…

Conti, Kordsa offer free licencing of rubber-adhesive technology
Added: 6 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany - Continental and Kordsa are to offer a jointly developed technology for bonding t…

Toyo to raise US truck tire prices
Added: 6 Mar 2019
Cypress, California – Toyo Tire USA Corp. is raising dealer base prices 1 May on its commercial tir…

Natural rubber producers announce details of exports cut
Added: 6 Mar 2019
Bangkok – Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to cut back exports of natural rubber by 24…

Mesnac, Hainan Rubber form strategic partnership
Added: 5 Mar 2019
Qingdao, Shandong – Chinese machinery maker Mesnac and natural rubber supplier Hainan Rubber have e…

Conti gears up for “significant” Middle East expansion
Added: 5 Mar 2019
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Continental has opened an office in , in Jeddah, with an eye on strengthenin…

Kumho Tire names Jeon Dae-jin as CEO
Added: 5 Mar 2019
Seoul – Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has appointed Jeon Dae-jin, currently senior executive vice president, …

Freudenberg divests IT unit
Added: 5 Mar 2019
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg has announced the sale of its Freudenberg IT (FIT) unit to Syntax, …

Chinese auto supplier advances elastomer PU skin part
Added: 4 Mar 2019
Ludwigshafen, Germany – Green & Light Automotive Components has developed a car-boot ‘loading floor…

Apollo Vredestein sharpens focus on European OE activities
Added: 4 Mar 2019
Kettering, UK – Apollo Tyres chief quality & business excellence officer Pedro Matos has been named…

Nokian to begin hiring at US tire plant
Added: 4 Mar 2019
Dayton, Tennessee – Nokian Tyres plc has posted the "help wanted" sign outside of its tire plant in…

TTE News: Zeppelin highlighting storage-silo technology
Added: 4 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – Silos for storing carbon black and silica will be among the focal points for Zep…

TTE News: Asahi Kasei to display fifth-generation SSBR
Added: 4 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany - Asahi Kasei will present its solution-polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SB…

TTE News: Rubber Consultants highlight testing capabilities
Added: 4 Mar 2019
Hanover, Germany – TARRC's consultancy Rubber Consultants is highlighting its capabilities in the f…

TTE News: Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year
Added: 3 Mar 2019
Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2019 shortlist – as supplied by …

TTE News: Tire Industry Supplier of the Year
Added: 3 Mar 2019
Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2019 shortlist – as supplied by …

TTE News: Environmental Achievement of the Year
Added: 3 Mar 2019
Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2019 shortlist – as supplied by …

TTE News: Tire Technology of the Year
Added: 3 Mar 2019
Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2019 shortlist – as supplied by…