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US issues import duties on truck/bus tires from China
Added: 20 Feb 2019
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has handed down final countervailing and antidumping dut…
Honda to close UK, Turkey plants in restructuring move
Added: 20 Feb 2019
Toky – Honda will shutter assembly plants in England and Turkey by 2021 as the automaker pushes tow…
Michelin expects €100m extra materials costs in ”mixed” markets
Added: 19 Feb 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin is expecting a €100-million negative impact from raw materials …
People: Conti names new commercial vehicles & after market boss
Added: 19 Feb 2019
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany – Continental Corp. has appointed Gilles Mabire as new head of its …
Yokohama 2018 earnings down on slightly higher sales
Added: 19 Feb 2019
Tokyo — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. reported slight drops in operating and net income for fiscal 2018 …
Nokian recognised for sustainability efforts
Added: 19 Feb 2019
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has received a ‘silver class’ distinction in the RobecoSAM Sustainabi…
Goodyear announces new AV tire supply deals
Added: 19 Feb 2019
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has struck tire supply deals with two autonomous vehicle (AV) developers in …
Skills shortages impact Trelleborg sales in eastern Europe
Added: 18 Feb 2019
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has attributed a decline in fourth-quarter sales in parts of eas…
US levies import duties against Chinese steel trailer wheels
Added: 18 Feb 2019
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has levied preliminary countervailing duties of 58.3% to…
Itochu launches NR block-chain traceability system
Added: 18 Feb 2019
Tokyo – Japanese trading company Itochu Corp. has launched a proof of concept (PoC) with the aim of…
Bridgestone earnings decline on flat sales in 2018
Added: 18 Feb 2019
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp.'s 2018 operating income fell 4% year-on-year to Yen402 billion (€3.2 bill…
GRI marks anniversary of specialty tire plant in Sri Lanka
Added: 15 Feb 2019
Colombo – Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd has marked the one-year anniversary of the commissioni…
Events: RIEG to study fillers, elastomers in sport
Added: 15 Feb 2019
London – UK’s Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) has launched its 2019 series of technical meetings…
Sumitomo Rubber suffers double-digit earnings drop
Added: 15 Feb 2019
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) has suffered double-digit drops in operating an…
Trelleborg posts “record“ results in 2018
Added: 15 Feb 2019
Trelleborg, Swedish – Trelleborg AB has registered a 15% year-on-year increase in operating profit,…
ECHA opens Brexit window for UK businesses
Added: 15 Feb 2019
Helsinki - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened a “Brexit window” in REACH regulations f…
Hexpol targets M&As with new appointment
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has promoted Magnus Berglund to senior VP strategy, M&A, in a bid to adva…
Chinese company planning to build major tire plant
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Bengbu, Anhui – China’s Aisidun Tire is planning to build a new project with 20 million units of an…
Goodyear to cut jobs at Alabama tire plant
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Gadsden, Alabama – Goodyear is planning to lay off an undisclosed number of employees at its car an…
Toyoda Gosei opens new Indian production plant
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Kiyosu, Japan - Toyoda Gosei Minda India Pvt. Ltd. (TGMIN) has officially opened a plant in Gujarat…
