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Tire giants advance distribution link-ups

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

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

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…

Many of the major issues facing the tire industry are reflected in the May/June edition of ERJ print magazine - out later this week.

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

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

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…

Tire Cologne: Vipal to expand in Europe retreads market

Tire Cologne: Vipal to expand in Europe retreads market

Added: 20 May 2018

Cologne, Germany – Vipal Rubber, one of the world's leading tire retread manufacturers and the lead…

Tire Cologne: Maxxis revs up with Victra Sport 5

Tire Cologne: Maxxis revs up with Victra Sport 5

Added: 20 May 2018

Cologne, Germany – Maxxis is heading to the Tire Cologne show ready to show off "one the most innov…

Denka develops new high-performance elastomer

Denka develops new high-performance elastomer

Added: 18 May 2018

Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Denka Co. Ltd has developed its third high-performance elastome…

Michelin unveils Tweel for UTV applications

Michelin unveils Tweel for UTV applications

Added: 18 May 2018

Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. has developed a 26-inch version of its non…

Yiyang trials new tandem mixers for non-tire products

Added: 18 May 2018

Yiyang, China – Yiyang Rubber and Plastic Machinery Group started trial run of its new tandem mixer…

Teknor Apex growing in Germany, US

Teknor Apex growing in Germany, US

Added: 18 May 2018

Orlando, Florida – Teknor Apex Co. is having a solid 2018 as it tends to grow projects in Germany, …

 An aerial shot of the new MITRP facility

Toyota to open US autonomous testing facility

Added: 18 May 2018

Detroit, Michigan – The Toyota Research Institute plans to open a closed-course testing facility fo…

Currency impact hits Pirelli sales, earnings still up

Added: 17 May 2018

Milan – Pirelli & C. SpA has seen first-quarter sales hit by an exchange rate impact of -7.3%, alth…

Nokian expands 'SnapSkan' digital tire-check service

Nokian expands 'SnapSkan' digital tire-check service

Added: 17 May 2018

Nokia, Finland — Nokian Tyres PLC is broadening the scope of its "SnapSkan" digital tire-check serv…

Chinese rubber belt maker Sanwei ups capacity

Chinese rubber belt maker Sanwei ups capacity

Added: 17 May 2018

Such projects include a new specialty conveyor belt plant with 5 million square metre annual capaci…

US online automotive aftermarket small, but growing

US online automotive aftermarket small, but growing

Added: 17 May 2018

Port Washington, New York — The share of automotive aftermarket business transacted online has doub…

Workers stage 1-day strike at Goodyear Mexico plant

Workers stage 1-day strike at Goodyear Mexico plant

Added: 16 May 2018

San Luis Potosi, Mexico — As many as 600 workers at Goodyear's new tire plant in San Luis Potosi st…

Asahi expects profit-decline in 2018

Asahi expects profit-decline in 2018

Added: 16 May 2018

Tokyo – Asahi Kasei’s chemicals segment has grown sales in the full financial year 2017, although t…

Sibur rubber sales down on lower pricing

Sibur rubber sales down on lower pricing

Added: 16 May 2018

Moscow – Sibur has reported contraction of its elastomer’s business in the first quarter of 2018, c…