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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…
Giti recalls 395,000 Primewell passenger tires
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Washington — Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. is recalling 394,378 Primewell Valera Touring II replacement pass…
Orgkhim in JV to produce pine-based chemicals
Added: 13 Jul 2017
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Russian manufacturer green processing oils Orgkhim has entered into a 50:…
US sets dumping rates in ESBR case
Added: 12 Jul 2017
Washington — The US Department of Commerce has ruled that emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from Br…
