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Birla Carbon appoints new COO
Added: 20 Jul 2017
Atlanta/Mumbai – Birla Carbon has appointed John Loudermilk to serve as chief operating officer fol…
ETRMA boss: European tire markets facing further weakness
Added: 19 Jul 2017
London – A second-quarter reversal in European replacement tire markets could set a trend for the m…
Michelin unveils Tweel for mowers
Added: 19 Jul 2017
Greenville, South Carolina – Group Michelin's Michelin Tweel Technologies has launched the airless …
China halobutyl maker Cenway plans major expansion
Added: 19 Jul 2017
Guangzhou, China – Chinese materials supplier Zhejiang Cenway is planning to add 150 kilotonnes per…
Omnova expects lower raw materials costs to cushion Q2 losses
Added: 19 Jul 2017
Beachwood, Ohio—Omnova Solutions Inc. has recently posted a pre-tax loss of $3.9 million (€3.4 mill…
Hexpol advances Q2 sales and earning
Added: 19 Jul 2017
Stockholm – Hexpol AB has posted an 11% year-on-year increase in operating profit to SEK517 millio…
European chemicals output highest for years
Added: 18 Jul 2017
Brussels – European chemical production has reached its highest level in eight years, according to …
Goodyear’s lean guru to hold training programmes
Added: 18 Jul 2017
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has developed a training programme around the startup/innovation thinking wi…
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…
