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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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
Added: 16 May 2018
Moscow – Sibur has reported contraction of its elastomer’s business in the first quarter of 2018, c…
Hankook invests in digital prototype company
Added: 16 May 2018
Seoul – Hankook Tire has acquired a 75% stake in digital prototype company Model Solution Ltd for K…
Higher prices push Cabot reinforcement materials up 45%
Added: 16 May 2018
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp.’s reinforcement materials business segment has reported a 46% i…
Fenner reports growth ahead of Michelin takeover
Added: 15 May 2018
London – Polymer engineering company Fenner PLC has reported a strong half-year performance ahead o…
Freudenberg targets fuel cell, battery technology with acquisitions
Added: 15 May 2018
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has announced “strategic investments” in the e…
