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BST Eltromat brings advanced QA to TTE 2018
Added: 14 Feb 2018
Bielefeld, Germany – At the 2018 Tire Technology Expo, BST Eltromat International will focus on the…
Hankook eyes continued sales growth, profits rebound in 2018
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Seoul, South Korea — Hankook Tire Co. Ltd.'s fiscal 2017 operating income dropped 28.1% due to elev…
US 2018 Market Data: Shipments up, production down
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Akron, Ohio – A funny thing happened on the way to the anticipated revival of US tire manufacturing…
Michelin reports growth amid reorganisation, high materials costs
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has reported growth both in operating income and sales d…
EU starts registering Chinese truck & bus tire imports
Added: 13 Feb 2018
Brussels – New and retreaded truck and bus tires imported to the EU from China will have to be regi…
Comment: Italian machinery makers gain technology edge
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Rodolfo Comerio sales and marketing manager Nicola Fedele reviews the current developments within t…
Michelin names Menegaux to succeed Senard as CEO in 2019
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Group Michelin's board of directors is recommending Florent Menegaux, se…
Petlas adding 'smart' warehouse at Turkey plant
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Ankara, Turkey — Petlas Tire & Trade Corp. has begun construction of an automated "smart" warehouse…
Goodyear suffers double-digit earnings drops, Q4 net loss
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear suffered double-digit drops in segment operating income for the quarter and …
Linglong estimates annual revenue jump
Added: 12 Feb 2018
Yantai, China – Linglong Tyre has issued estimates showing €1.8 billion (13.9 billion yuan) revenue…
Brexit to set off REACH complications for UK chemical firms
Added: 11 Feb 2018
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned of the major impact on British plastics chemical su…
Industry awards set for Tire Cologne trade fair
Added: 6 Feb 2018
German tire retailers trade association the BRV has recognised achievements in the German tire indu…
Yokohama to expand tire capacity in India
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd is to expand production capacity for passenger-car tires at its man…
BASF sells paper dispersions plant to Synthomer
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE has completed the sales of its production site for styrene-butadien…
ZC Rubber eyes capacity expansions, new products
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Bangkok – China's Zhongce Rubber Group hopes to build on its successes in 2017—double-digit increas…
Goodyear fined for alleged safety violations in Georgia
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Social Circle, Georgia – Goodyear said it is following its standard administrative process in addre…
US firm petitions against rubber band imports from Asia
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Washington – Alliance Rubber Co., an Arkansas-based producer of rubber bands, has petitioned the In…
Tanigawa appointed CEO of Falken Tyre Europe
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Offenbach/Main, Germany – Mitsuteru Tanigawa has been appointed CEO of Falken Tyre Europe, replacin…
Bridgestone adopting global sustainable procurement policy
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has unveiled a new Global Sustainable Procurement Policy applicable to al…
Jon M. Huntsman passes away
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Salt Lake City, Utah — Jon M. Huntsman, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Huntsman Corporation., die…
