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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…
EU automotive market nears pre-crisis levels
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Brussels – Passenger car registrations across the EU approached pre-financial crash levels, having …
India's MRL opens office in US amid growing farm, OTR business
Added: 19 Jun 2017
Panama City, Panama — India's MRL Tyres Ltd. has opened a sales office in Dallas to coordinate the …
Liberty lands Dunlop Aircraft Tyres for $135m
Added: 16 Jun 2017
New York – US private equity firm Liberty has acquired Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, based in Birmingham,…
Smithers Rapa expanding US laboratory
Added: 16 Jun 2017
Ravenna, Ohio — Independent, third-party laboratory Smithers Rapra broke ground recently on a new e…
Michelin to acquire NexTraq telematics
Added: 16 Jun 2017
Norcross, Georgia – Michelin North America has agreed to acquire NexTraq, a US provider of commerci…
Trinseo acquiring Italian elastomers company API
Added: 16 Jun 2017
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo is acquiring API Applicazioni Plastiche Industriali SpA in a deal an…
Trial production at Lotte-Versalis elastomers JV set to start soon
Added: 16 Jun 2017
London – South Korea’s Lotte Chemical and ENI-owned Italian chemicals company Versalis SpA are to c…
‘World’s biggest tire plant’ planned for Saudi Arabia
Added: 15 Jun 2017
Helsinki – Black Donuts Engineering (BDE) of Tampere, Finland is involved in a project in Saudi Ar…
Cabot breaks ground on China silica plant
Added: 15 Jun 2017
Wuhai, China – Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd (…
Goodyear: Feedstock costs 'off the rollercoaster'
Added: 15 Jun 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has noted a “recent stabilisation” in its raw material cos…
Global LSR market to reach $3.3bn by 2025
Added: 14 Jun 2017
New York – Global demand for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is on course to reach $3.29 billion by 20…
Report: Kumho Tire deal stalled amid brand royalty hold-up
Added: 14 Jun 2017
Seoul – A deal between China’s Doublestart Tyre Co. and Kumho Tire creditors has drifted off-course…
Hankook insists US tire plant is “on track”
Added: 14 Jun 2017
London – Hankook Tire America Corp. is insisting that it is “tracking with the updated timeline” at…
Michelin unveils Vision for tire of the future
Added: 14 Jun 2017
Montreal, Canada – Michelin has introduced a remarkable new concept tire called Vision, which featu…
Vystar, Vietnamese latex foam producer entre partnership - draft
Added: 14 Jun 2017
Atlanta, Georgia — Vystar Corp., producer of Vytex hypoallergenic natural rubber latex, has formed …
