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Prometeon launches major global reorganisation

Prometeon launches major global reorganisation

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Milan – Prometeon Tyre Group (PTG), the former industrial tire unit of Pirelli & C. SpA, has launch…

Michelin to partner with auto parts distributor Mobivia

Michelin to partner with auto parts distributor Mobivia

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Lille, France – Groupe Michelin and Mobivia PLC, a European multi-brand vehicle servicing and parts…

Solvay accelerates succession plan for CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

Solvay accelerates succession plan for CEO Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Brussels - Solvay SA has announced that it is in the process of identifying a successor for its CEO…

Pyrolyx on track with US facility construction

Pyrolyx on track with US facility construction

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Munich, Germany – Recovered carbon black (rCB) manufacturer Pyrolyx AG is on track with the constru…

Lanxess showcasing new tire application materials at TTE

Lanxess showcasing new tire application materials at TTE

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess’s Rhein Chemie business unit will be showcasing a number of new material…

Hanover, Germany - Comerio Ercole presentations at Tire Technology Expo 2018 in Hanover include several innovative products specifically developed around a shared R&D concept for high quality and flexible calendering or mixing production processes.

Comerio Ercole looks to the future at TTE

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Features also include smart factory dedicated service packages, designed to “support and orient cus…

KraussMaffei Berstorff targets rubber extrusion scrap

KraussMaffei Berstorff targets rubber extrusion scrap

Added: 14 Feb 2018

Hanover, Germany – At TTE 2018, KraussMaffei Berstorff is showcasing its new CompoundRework system …

BST Eltromat brings advanced QA to TTE 2018

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

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

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

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

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…

Solbiate, Italy – Last year Italy witnessed general economic growth thanks to the recent structural reforms of the economy and of the banking sector.

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

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

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

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

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  

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

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…