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Omsk Carbon to start production at Mogilev plant next year
Added: 18 Jul 2017
London – Russian carbon black manufacturer Omsk Carbon aims to start production at its Mogilev, Bel…

Challenges persist for Chinese tire manufacturers
Added: 18 Jul 2017
London - China-based tire manufacturers reported a decline of around 7% in sales for 2016 compared…

Michelin opens European distribution centre
Added: 18 Jul 2017
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin Tyre has opened a new 53,500-square-metre European distribution centr…

ContiTech lends conveyor belt expertise to German waterways
Added: 18 Jul 2017
ContiTech has issued an interesting report on how its conveyor belt material is used to seal concre…

Photos from Future Tire
Added: 18 Jul 2017
This year’s Future Tire Conference, held 27-28 in Cologne, Germany generated some great in-depth, a…

Double Coin Thai plant produces first tire
Added: 17 Jul 2017
Rayong, Thailand – The Thai plant of Shanghai Huayi (Group), the holding company of Chinese tire ma…

European tire sales hit Q2 slowdown
Added: 17 Jul 2017
Brussels – Europe’s replacement tire market has been hit by a slowdown in the second quarter of th…

GM, top tire makers in sustainable NR project
Added: 17 Jul 2017
Based on story appeared in 3 July print issue of Tire Business.
Montreal, Quebec — A sustainable nat…

Apollo extends presence in Sri Lanka
Added: 17 Jul 2017
Kochi, India – Apollo Tyres has extended its offerings in Sri Lanka to become a “full-range player”…

Growing tire size adds to halobutyl demand
Added: 17 Jul 2017
Trends towards the use of larger tires with improved rolling resistance and energy efficiency, will…

ERJ People & Skills Tracker
Added: 16 Jul 2017
New Avon financial director... Major reshuffle at Ford Motor... Covestro names new CEO... New Gates…

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions helps develop “revolutionary” subsea product
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions goes ‘above and beyond’ in helping to solve a complex subsea challenge…

Sentury awards US plant design to Ohio firm
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Lagrange, Georgia. — Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. has selected SSOE Group of Toledo, Ohio, to desi…

Bridgestone on pace to achieve CSR goals
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Tokyo — Bridgestone is committing to better.
It's focusing its efforts on developing better products…

Michelin sues US tire retreader for patent infringement
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Nashville, Tennessee – Michelin North America Inc. is suing Tire Recappers of Nashville Inc., alleg…

Linglong develops PU tire through 3D printing
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Yantai, China – Chinese tire manufacturer Linglong Tyre has developed what it describes as ‘China’s…

Teijin to expand Dutch aramid production
Added: 14 Jul 2017
Arnhem, The Netherlands – Teijin Aramid is expanding production capacity for Twaron aramid “super f…

ExxonMobil to start up elastomer plant in Singapore this year
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Singapore – ExxonMobil Corp. is expected to begin the start-up of a new 230 kilotonne per annum (kt…

High-performance elastomers market to grow at 6.4%
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Leatherhead, UK – Global demand for high-performance elastomers is set to show a five-year growth r…

Michelin extends manufacturing run at Canada plant
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Granton, Nova Scotia — Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. will continue to build tires — winter t…