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Viewpoints: Giti director on TBR market, tariffs
Added: 24 May 2018
That positive trend has continued into 2018, helped by supply issues with some other manufacturers,…

ANRPC: China, India set to drive up NR consumption
Added: 24 May 2018
Kula Lumpur – Growth in demand in India and China is set to rekindle global consumption of natural …

UK clean air strategy to target tire particles emissions
Added: 24 May 2018
London – The UK government is targeting particulate matters (PM) emissions from vehicles, including…

Datwyler ‘hit-and-miss’ on sustainability targets
Added: 24 May 2018
Up to 2020, Datwyler aims to reduce in relation to revenue: fuel consumption by 6% a year, electric…

Kraiburg TPE for new shoe-lacing system
Added: 23 May 2018
The product, said Kraiburg, is manufactured using an innovative rotary dial, over-moulded with a th…

Rubber modified asphalt 'has viable path forward'
Added: 23 May 2018
Hilton Head, South Carolina – Dry process crumb rubber modified asphalt (CRM) is the way forward if…

Tire Cologne: Cooper bringing former F1 star Coulthard
Added: 23 May 2018
Melksham, UK – Former Formula One star David Coulthard will be on the Cooper Tire Europe stand at n…

Saudi NTC advances $1.6bn tire project
Added: 23 May 2018
London - Saudi Arabian National Tire Co. (NTC) has signed a MoU with South Korea’s Samsung Engineer…

Enviro secures order from international tire company
Added: 22 May 2018
Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB has announced an order for its recovered carbon…

Rubber compounders expand amid mixed market trends
Added: 22 May 2018
The overall average ratings (explained below) across all main markets came in at 3.26 (out of 5.00)…

Viewpoints: Vacu-Lug director on TBR tariffs
Added: 22 May 2018
Birmingham, UK – The EU's imposition of tariffs on Chinese truck & bus tires will benefit UK retrea…

Cabot adding 300ktpa to global carbon black capacity
Added: 22 May 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is to add over 300 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of carbon black …

Sears to fit tires for Amazon.com customers
Added: 22 May 2018
The service will be rolling out to customers across the US over the coming weeks. In addition, Sear…

Orion rubber-black sales, earnings up sharply
Added: 21 May 2018
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has posted a 25.6% year-on-year rise in earnings (adjusted…

Tire giants advance distribution link-ups
Added: 21 May 2018
London - Major tire makers have stepped up their distribution activities in the recent months with …

VMI delivers strong first quarter
Added: 21 May 2018
Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – VMI’s parent group TKH has indicated significant business growth at …

Tire Cologne: Falken Tire will launch three new tire models
Added: 20 May 2018
Falken’s new all-season tire for passenger cars, the EUROALL Season AS210, succeeds the EUROALL SEA…

ERJ Magazine May/June edition
Added: 20 May 2018
Among our lead news items is a report on the EU’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese truck & bus tire…

Tire Cologne: GRI to show ag, construction tires
Added: 20 May 2018
Cologne, Germany — Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) will showcase agriculture and construct…

Tire Cologne: ATG will present two top performers
Added: 20 May 2018
Amsterdam - Specialist for off-highway tires, Alliance Tire Group will present two current top perf…