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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…
EU car sales to edge upward in 2018 despite Brexit
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Most EU countries are expected to see increases in demand, as rising employment, higher wages and g…
Nokian to raise heavy-tire production capacity
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Nokia, Finland — Nokian Tyres PLC is planning to increase capacity for heavy commercial tires at it…
Magna Tyres to add manufacturing at Dutch plant
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Waalwijk, Netherlands — OTR tire specialist Magna Tyres Group is adding manufacturing capacity for …
Carbon black majors settle US air-pollution cases
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Washington — The US federal government has reached settlements of Clean Air Act claims with three p…
‘New Aeolus’ saves costs through materials purchasing strategy
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Beijing – ChemChina-owned Aeolus Tyre has saved over €6.4m in 2017 through a new purchasing strateg…
Hainan Rubber targets natural rubber projects in Africa
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Haikou, China – Hainan Rubber Group signed memorandum on 11 Dec to set up an investment vehicle to …
Linglong takes part in Chinese large aircraft tire research
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Beijing – China has launched a project to study radial tires for large aircraft and develop home-gr…
