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Michelin to upgrade Scottish tire plant
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Dundee, Scotland — Group Michelin, with the backing of the Scottish government, plans to invest £16…
Michelin launches major restructuring, job cuts planned in US, France
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin Group has launched a major reorganisation, which will see rough…
Trelleborg acquires US composites manufacturer
Added: 23 Jun 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire Automated Dyna…
Degenhart: Conti to keep its balance amid high-tech shift
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG will maintain the position of rubber-based businesses within the …
Top glove eyes growth with new set-ups, M&As
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Shah Alam, Malaysia – Top Glove Corp is considering new set-ups, including a nitrile latex factory,…
Speciality polymer company Polytech merges with California firm
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Pomona, California — US-based speciality polymer company Polytek Development Corp. and California M…
Report: Dispute grows between creditors, Kumho Tire
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Seoul – Kumho Tire creditors, led by Korea Development Bank, have reportedly warned the company’s f…
Nokian to start work on US plant in August
Added: 22 Jun 2017
Dayton, Tennessee – Site preparation work for Nokian Tyres PLC's $360 million (€322 million) Dayton…
Cooper Standard names new as CFO
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Novi, Michigan – Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. appointed Jonathan P. Banas as executive vice pres…
Continental joins BMW, Intel, Mobileye autonomous driving platform
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany – German technology company Continental AG has joined a team of BMW Group, Intel a…
Michelin, Safran unveil ‘connected’ aircraft tire at Paris Air Show
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Paris – Michelin Group and French aircraft systems manufacturer Safran Group have presented what th…
Chemours to stop fluoropolymer byproduct wastewater disposal in US
Added: 21 Jun 2017
Wilmington, Delaware – The Chemours Co. has announced that it is voluntarily stopping the disposal …
ContiTech expands elevator belts production in Germany
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech AG has expanded its production of elevator belts at its site in Dannen…
Bridgestone invests in proactive ride technology
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. invested in ClearMotion Inc. a venture-backed tech…
Global SR market to cross $45bn by 2023
Added: 20 Jun 2017
The global synthetic rubber market is expected to exceed $45 billion (€40 billion) by 2023 growing …
Michelin's 'Vision' concept tire part of sustainable mobility bid
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Montreal, Quebec — Group Michelin's "Vision" for sustainable mobility is more than an idea, it's al…
Kordsa boss calls for “open innovation” at Michelin Movin’ On event
Added: 20 Jun 2017
Montreal, Canada – Innovation is “a long way to walk alone,” a senior official of tire cord major K…
Aeolus to add engineering tire capacity
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Jiaozuo, China – A project to add 30,000 unit/year capacity for engineering tires, including jumbo …
US university develops tread wear sensors
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Durham, North Carolina – An American private research university has developed a printed sensor tha…
Michelin aims for 30% cost reduction in future plants
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Montreal, Canada – Michelin will reduce production costs by 30% at all new greenfield passenger car…
