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Michelin, Pirelli top owner-satisfaction ratings
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Tustin, California — The Michelin and Pirelli brands earned top recognition in AutoPacific Inc.'s 2…
Bridgestone rolls out new farm tire
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Designed and tested at Bridgestone’s European Technical Centre facility in Italy, the tire is produ…
Mitsubishi starts up TPE plant in Thailand
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Mitsubishi Chemical Corp has started production of styrenic thermoplastic elastomers (TPS) …
Report: Continental ‘restructuring’ guided by 2025 target
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – In exploring restructuring options, the Continental board is targeting a set-u…
TTE 2018 - Tire technologies on show
Added: 22 Jan 2018
Selection of information from exhibitors offers a flavour of the technologies that will be on displ…
Editorial comment: A time of tariffs
Added: 20 Jan 2018
In the Sept/Oct issue if European Rubber Journal magazine, editor Patrick Raleigh reviews current d…
Petlas mulls expansion into new regions
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Kirsehir, Turkey — Petlas Tire Corp. is evaluating options for initiating distribution of its expan…
EU car sales up in 2017, despite late dip
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Brussels – Last December saw demand for new passenger cars fall by nearly 5% compared to the same m…
Polymax to increase TPE capacity in US
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Waukegan, Illinois – Polymax Thermoplastic Elastomers US manufacturer and custom compounder of ther…
Nakata appoints BPS as Americas agent
Added: 19 Jan 2018
Kobe, Japan – Nakata Engineering Inc., which makes tire ply extrusion and rubber processing machine…
Smithers Rapra expands Chinese tire-testing facility
Added: 19 Jan 2018
The investment in six new testing machines will improve the laboratory’s ability to serve clients i…
Toyoda Gosei unveils ‘e-rubber’ for robots
Added: 18 Jan 2018
Kiyosu, Japan - Toyoda Gosei Co is exhibiting its “next-generation” ‘e-rubber’ at the second RoboDE…
Synthomer nets funding for electric vehicle project
Added: 18 Jan 2018
Essex, UK – Materials supplier Synthomer PLC and partners University College of London (UCL) and Ne…
Michelin calls for universal worn-tire testing procedures
Added: 18 Jan 2018
Detroit, Michigan — Citing safety, performance, economic and ecological reasons, Michelin North Ame…
Natural rubber production up nearly 7% in 2017
Added: 18 Jan 2018
Kuala Lumpur – Global production of natural rubber (NR) rose 6.8% in the year 2017, compared to the…
Update: Aeolus terminates acquisition of former Pirelli industrial tire unit
Added: 17 Jan 2018
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus has terminated the acquisition of a 90% stake in the former Pirelli industr…
China’s tire maker General Science opens US subsidiary
Added: 17 Jan 2018
Wuxi, Jiangsu – China’s TBR maker General Science in January opened a new overseas arm in the US.
Na…
Report: Continental hires JP Morgan for possible structural overhaul
Added: 17 Jan 2018
Frankfurt, Germany – Continental AG has hired JP Morgan to advise on a possible reorganisation that…
Top Glove inks $350m deal to buy surgical gloves maker
Added: 17 Jan 2018
Shah Alam, Malaysia – Top Glove Corp. has signed an agreement to buy surgical gloves manufacturer A…
Ergon investing in rubber oils
Added: 16 Jan 2018
Jackson, Mississippi – As opportunities for naphthenic speciality processed oils grow in the rubber…
