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China regains top trading partner status with US
Added: 1 Mar 2018
As a result, the US trade deficit in tires slipped to $9.66 billion last year — down from $10 billi…
Marangoni upgrades technology at Rovereto compounds plant
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Group has upgraded the compounding system for truck and earthmoving tir…
Vibracoustic starts making smart air spring system
Added: 1 Mar 2018
The units are designed to resolve the issue of the conflicting objectives of comfort and driving dy…
Kraiburg growing in Asia-Pacific on rising TPE
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Gandhinagar, India—Growing applications of thermoplastic elastomers in the appliances and automotiv…
NR markets mixed after Chinese holiday
Added: 1 Mar 2018
London – Natural rubber markets provided mixed signals in the latest ERJ snapshot of the trade, wit…
Trump to impose stiff steel, aluminium tariffs
Added: 1 Mar 2018
Trump, during a meeting with steel executives Thursday in the White House, said he plans to announc…
VMI sells first gearpump extruder & cooler combos
Added: 28 Feb 2018
A new customer in Russia needed to purchase both machines under a single contract, said a 10 Feb re…
Halcyon Agri doubles revenue in fiscal year 2017
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Singapore – Natural rubber giant Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd. reported a profit of $35.3 million (€28.8 …
Linglong to supply technology to Iran tire plant
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Tehran – China’s Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd (Linglong) has signed an agreement to supply tire …
Sumitomo to produce 'Sumitomo' brand TBR at US plant
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Tonawanda, New York – Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. is preparing to start production of Sumito…
Sibur rubber sales up 10% in 2017
Added: 28 Feb 2018
Moscow – PAO Sibur Holding has reported a significant rise in synthetic rubber sales in its operati…
Tire industry on the road to universal RFID standard
Added: 27 Feb 2018
The Michelin specialist provided the update in a presentation on the progress of ISO TC31 WG10 stan…
HF helps parent group to beat growth forecasts
Added: 27 Feb 2018
Lübeck, Germany – Possehl Group, the Lübeck-based conglomerate which includes tire and rubber machi…
High-value tires lead Pirelli growth plan for 2018
Added: 27 Feb 2018
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA aims to further increase sales of high-value tires, under a growth …
Semperit restructuring extends to more units
Added: 27 Feb 2018
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding's restructuring and transformation project has been expanded to includ…
Linglong insists 'still to decide' Europe plant location
Added: 26 Feb 2018
Shandong, China - Chinese tire maker Linglong Tire has denied that it has already selected the loca…
ANRPC expects 2.8% growth in NR demand this year
Added: 26 Feb 2018
Kuala Lumpur – Global demand for natural rubber (NR) is set to grow at 2.8% in 2018, considerably h…
Italians dominate TTE 2018 awards
Added: 26 Feb 2018
Hanover, Germany – Pirelli C & SpA, Versalis SA and start-up firm MegaRide were among the five winn…
Tire Technology Expo 2018 - Top technologies
Added: 25 Feb 2018
Selection of leading-edge technologies highlighted at last week's Tire Technology Expo in Hanover, …
Peter Taylor OBE to chair at Future Tire Conference 2018
Added: 25 Feb 2018
Taylor, who has chaired previous Future Tire conferences, will lead discussions about the outlook f…
