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NR markets finish 2017 with a whimper
Added: 5 Jan 2018
London – Natural rubber (NR) prices remained weak in the final month of 2017, despite some signs of…
German new-car sales up nearly 3% in 2017
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Berlin – German new-car sales rose 2.7% last year to 3.44 million vehicles but registrations of die…
Cooper recalls 41,000 tires in US for possible belt separation
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Washington – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is recalling 41,014 tires for possible belt separation, accor…
Henniges adds plant in China
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Suzhou, China — Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. is expanding in China with the addition of a new …
Arlanxeo rolls out TrendMiner software to plants
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Houston, Texas – Arlanxeo, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and elastomers, is implementing Trend…
New head appointed for SRI’s Turkish facility
Added: 5 Jan 2018
Çankiri, Turkey – Masatsugu Nishino has been named as the new president of Sumitomo Rubber AKO Last…
Toyoda Gosei affected by Toray falsified data
Added: 4 Jan 2018
Tokyo – Japanese automotive supplier Toyoda Gosei (TG) has announced that some of its products have…
Michelin, Sumitomo form wholesale JV in US
Added: 4 Jan 2018
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. (MNA) and Sumitomo Corp. of Americas (SCOA…
Gates files for IPO
Added: 4 Jan 2018
The company's Securities & Exchange Commission filing of 27 Dec showed plans to list on the New Yor…
Italian machinery sector set to post record year
Added: 4 Jan 2018
Citing figures by Italy’s state statistics body ISTAT, Amaplast also reported a 12% increase in imp…
Micheldever to end distribution partnership with Kumho Tire
Added: 4 Jan 2018
Sutton Coldfield, UK – Micheldever Tyre Services is ending an exclusive distribution agreement with…
One in five truck tires fail German surveillance test
Added: 4 Jan 2018
The finding is based on tests carried out under a joint investigation by the Frankfurt-based rubber…
NR producers start three-month export cuts
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Bangkok – The governments of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, members of the International Tripart…
Kordsa to add yarn production capacity
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Istanbul, Turkey – Turkish reinforcement supplier Kordsa Inc. is expanding its polyester yarn produ…
Local contractor wins Iranian tire project
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Tehran – After a lull of over a year, new tire production projects in Iran have seen advances durin…
Kumho Tire separates from Kumho Asiana Group
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Seoul – Kumho Tire has been separated from its parent organisation Kumho Asiana group under a volun…
Continental to build €10m distribution centre in Hanover
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech AG is building a “cutting-edge” distribution centre near the Hanover-L…
Brainteaser Results Dec - July 2017
Added: 3 Jan 2018
DECEMBER
There were several worthy contenders – you know who you are – for our final top award of 20…
Doublestar builds smart plant for scrap rubber recycling
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Zhumadian, China – China’s tire maker Doublestar broke ground on its smart plant for scrap rubber r…
New president, COO takes over at Hankook Europe
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire Europe has appointed Han-Jun Kim as its new president and chie…
