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At a recent Tire Industry Association event in Las Vegas, Richard Smallwood*, president and CEO of Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. forecast that autonomous vehicles (AVs) would cause widespread disruption throughout the automotive sector.

Feature: Tire industry squares up to cars of the future

Added: 28 Jan 2018

 Based on article originally published in the January/February 2018 edition of European Rubber Jour…

Kramer: New mobility could fuel growth in tire industry

Kramer: New mobility could fuel growth in tire industry

Added: 28 Jan 2018

In fact, Kramer told a group of 1,500 dealers that the new and developing means of mobility — be it…

London – The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has welcomed the UK’s introduction of enhanced enforcement powers to tackle waste crime for the Environment Agency (EA).

UK tire recyclers welcome tougher approach to waste-crime

Added: 27 Jan 2018

The UK association also backed further proposals by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Af…

Yokohama develops "world largest" floating fender

Yokohama develops "world largest" floating fender

Added: 27 Jan 2018

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has developed the "world’s largest floating pneumatic rubber fender…

Tokyo – PT Yokohama Industrial Products Manufacturing Indonesia has received certification that its Seaflex brand marine hoses, parent Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd announced 23 Jan.

Yokohama Indonesia unit gains marine-hose cert

Added: 26 Jan 2018

The products for offshore transportation of crude oil and petroleum products, are now “fully in con…

ContiTech invests €20m in Hungary expansion

Added: 26 Jan 2018

Nyíregyháza, Hungary – ContiTech AG has invested €20 million in its production plant in Nyíregyháza…

Cheng Shin ups investment in India and Indonesia tire plants

Cheng Shin ups investment in India and Indonesia tire plants

Added: 26 Jan 2018

Chunghwa, Taiwan – Cheng Shin Rubber, also known as Maxxis, is to boost capital at its Maxxis Rubbe…

Michelin settles design patent lawsuit with Tire Mart

Michelin settles design patent lawsuit with Tire Mart

Added: 26 Jan 2018

St. Louis, Missouri — Michelin North America Inc. has reached a settlement with Tire Mart Inc., d.b…

Kumho taps ex-Nexen boss for European president

Kumho taps ex-Nexen boss for European president

Added: 26 Jan 2018

Frankfurt, Germany – Kumho Tire has appointed former Nexen Tire America’s CEO Changrin Suk as its n…

Hallstar appoints two new executive officers

Hallstar appoints two new executive officers

Added: 26 Jan 2018

Chicago, Illinois – Hallstar has recently promoted the addition of Damian Marshall and Varun Mathur…

Pawtucket, Rhode Island –  Teknor Apex Co. has developed medical-grade thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for cold-storage bags and pouches that, it says. exhibit low-temperature toughness superior to that of PVC.

TPEs 'offer better low-temperature toughness than PVC'

Added: 25 Jan 2018

The Medalist TPEs, which also weigh less at comparable film gauges and could facilitate the product…

Nizhnekamsk rubber production up 5%

Nizhnekamsk rubber production up 5%

Added: 25 Jan 2018

Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Tatarstan-based PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has seen a marked rise in sales of …

Nokian adding aramid technology to van, cargo tires

Nokian adding aramid technology to van, cargo tires

Added: 25 Jan 2018

Such tires — including Nokian's Hakkapeliitta C3; Hakkapeliitta CR3; WR C3; cLine Van; and Nokian c…

In the passenger car tire sector, a percentage point rise in the fourth-quarter left sales at 204.8 million units – just 1% down on the prior-year total.

ETRMA: Tire sales “stable” despite farm sector dip

Added: 25 Jan 2018

Brussels – European tire sales were “generally stable” in 2017 despite significant declines in some…

Semperit extends restructuring programme

Semperit extends restructuring programme

Added: 25 Jan 2018

Vienna –  Semperit AG Holding has extended its restructuring programme to include its Sempertrans a…

Kraiburg TPE increases production capacity in Germany

Kraiburg TPE increases production capacity in Germany

Added: 25 Jan 2018

The line, it said, expands the company’s total capacity to 56,000 tonnes worldwide and highlights K…

Carlsbad, California - Golf equipment maker Callaway has employed a novel polyurethane microsphere technology in its new Rogue Irons and Rogue Hybrids clubs.

PU microspheres to iron out golf swing

Added: 25 Jan 2018

The elastic microspheres improve sound and feel, without compromising coefficient of restitution (C…

Engel to show DecoJect technology at NPE

Engel to show DecoJect technology at NPE

Added: 25 Jan 2018

“We can respond to the requirements and requests of our customers in the various industries even fa…

Safic-Alcan extends Orion carbon black deal

Safic-Alcan extends Orion carbon black deal

Added: 24 Jan 2018

Paris – Safic-Alcan has extended a distribution agreement with Orion Engineered Carbons to cover an…

Toyo to develop EV suspension module

Toyo to develop EV suspension module

Added: 24 Jan 2018

Itami City, Japan – Toyo Rubber Industry Co. and GLM, a Kyoto-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, ha…