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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…

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
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
Added: 18 May 2018
Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Denka Co. Ltd has developed its third high-performance elastome…

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
Added: 18 May 2018
Orlando, Florida – Teknor Apex Co. is having a solid 2018 as it tends to grow projects in Germany, …

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…