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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
Added: 28 Jan 2018
In fact, Kramer told a group of 1,500 dealers that the new and developing means of mobility — be it…
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
Added: 27 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has developed the "world’s largest floating pneumatic rubber fender…
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
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
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
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
Added: 26 Jan 2018
Chicago, Illinois – Hallstar has recently promoted the addition of Damian Marshall and Varun Mathur…
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%
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
Added: 25 Jan 2018
Such tires — including Nokian's Hakkapeliitta C3; Hakkapeliitta CR3; WR C3; cLine Van; and Nokian c…
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
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
Added: 25 Jan 2018
The line, it said, expands the company’s total capacity to 56,000 tonnes worldwide and highlights K…
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
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
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
Added: 24 Jan 2018
Itami City, Japan – Toyo Rubber Industry Co. and GLM, a Kyoto-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, ha…
