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ATG mulling new production plant
Added: 7 Jun 2018
Chennai, India – Alliance Tire Group (ATG), manufacturer of Off-highway tires, is considering the c…

Michelin advocating for more worn tire safety information
Added: 7 Jun 2018
Laurens, South Carolina — Are consumers working with only half a deck, so to speak, when it comes t…

Enviro studying production of fuel from recycled tires
Added: 7 Jun 2018
Stockholm – A joint project run by Research Institute of Sweden (RISE), together with tire recycler…

Toyoda Gosei business plan focussing on ‘new mobility’
Added: 7 Jun 2018
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has announced a new medium-term management plan, dubbed the …

Conti bans social media apps in fear of data breach
Added: 6 Jun 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has banned the use of social media apps such as WhatsApp and Snap…

Nokian to focus on sustainability at new test facility
Added: 6 Jun 2018
Santa Cruz De La Zarza, Spain — Nokian Tyres PLC has said stepped up its focus on sustainability wi…

Trelleborg starts sealing solutions roadshow
Added: 6 Jun 2018
London – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is holding a European roadshow where it will be sharing “best…

Dow 'actively looking' for M&As, acquiring system houses
Added: 6 Jun 2018
Maastricht, Netherlands – Dow Polyurethanes is on the hunt for systems houses that fit with its str…

Cabot to increase rubber black prices in EMEA
Added: 6 Jun 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is increasing prices on all rubber carbon black products in Eur…

Stock exchange probes Wanhua take over plan
Added: 5 Jun 2018
Yantai, Shandong – Wanhua’s proposed take over of its controlling shareholder Wanhua Chemical Indus…

Tire Cologne organisers 'satisfied' with inaugural event
Added: 5 Jun 2018
Cologne, Germany — The organizers of the Tire Cologne trade show are describing the inaugural event…

Kuraray increases elastomer prices again
Added: 5 Jun 2018
Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Kuraray is raising the prices of some of its elastomers globall…

IISRP elects new president international for 2018 – 2019
Added: 5 Jun 2018
Madrid, Spain – Brian Chapman, general manager of the elastomers business unit of Kuraray America I…

Nearly 90k registrations for chemicals as REACH deadline ends
Added: 5 Jun 2018
Helsinki – A 10-year registration period for existing chemicals in the EU is now complete as the la…

Fiat's future in Europe is small, electric vehicles
Added: 4 Jun 2018
Milan, Italy – The Fiat brand in Europe will be reduced to a few models based around an electrified…

Updated: Tire Cologne attracts over 16k visitors
Added: 4 Jun 2018
Cologne, Germany – The inaugural Tire Cologne expo achieved a total registered visitors number of “…

Raw materials threat to Semperit recovery
Added: 3 Jun 2018
Earnings (EBITDA) increased 83.3% year-on-year to €15.8 million, while the EBITDA margin increased …

Future Tire: Game-changers map the way forward
Added: 3 Jun 2018
Cologne Germany - The Future Tire 2018 conference concluded 31 May with a high-powered discussion l…

GM's autonomous vehicle unit gets $2.25bn boost
Added: 3 Jun 2018
Detroit, Michigan – SoftBank Vision Fund, a prominent technology investment firm, is investing $2.2…

Zafco, Van Den Ban to distribute Armstrong brand in Europe
Added: 3 Jun 2018
Cologne, Germany ¬ Zafco International is launching the Armstrong tire brand in Europe in partnersh…