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New Prometeon to partner by Iveco Defence Vehicles
Added: 12 Apr 2017
Milan – Prometeon Tire Group – the new company name of the group that produces Pirelli brand truck,…

Kramer: Goodyear poised for “high-value” growth
Added: 12 Apr 2017
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear is positioned to take advantage of the "accelerating shift to high-value-add…

Feature – JK Tyre maps out road to automation
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Hanover, Germany – Automation and the level of automation introduced in your system is a central t…

Kanwar: Hungary plant a " milestone" in Apollo's global expansion plans
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Gyongyoshalasz, Hungary – More than 1,400 Apollo employees, vendors, dealers and dignitaries – incl…

EC clears Dow-DuPont merger subject to conditions
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Brussels – DuPont Co.is divesting its Crop Protection Business and acquiring FMC's health and nutri…

New Chinese steel cord and carbon black project
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Shizuishan, China – Chemical conglomerate Ningxia Dadi Circular Deveploment Corp. broke ground in F…

Report: Styrenic elastomers to lose out in growing TPEs market
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Leatherhead, UK – The global market for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) will grow at an annual rat…

Tire groups warn of pressures on UK recycling sector
Added: 10 Apr 2017
London - Tire recycling costs are being forced up at an alarming rate across the UK, leaders of the…

Michelin to expand tire production in China
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Shenyang, China – Michelin has decided to expand its tire facilities in Shenyang after a meeting be…

Çalışkan takes over the reins at Kordsa
Added: 10 Apr 2017
Istanbul - Ali Çalışkan has become chief executive officer (CEO) of tire cord maker Kordsa, replaci…

Conti to invest $10m at US test site
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Uvalde, Texas — Continental Tire the Americas LLC intends to invest $10 million (€9.4 million) in a…

Apollo marks opening of Hungary tire plant
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Budapest – Apollo Tyres is today marking the official opening of its new tire production plant in G…

ETRMA launches study into tire-particle impact
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has launched a study int…

Guilin wins first overseas tire-building machine order
Added: 7 Apr 2017
Guilin, China – Guilin Rubber Machinery will be supplying an “independently-designed and manufactur…

Goodyear to raise prices in US for second time in 2017
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Akron, Ohio – For the second time this year, Goodyear will increase prices across of all its brands…

Birla to supply carbon black to Linglong
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Rayong, Thailand - Linglong International Tire Thailand (LLIT) and Indian Aditya Birla Group in Tha…

Top Glove to open three new production plants by 2019
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Shah Alam, Malaysia – Top Glove is set to start up three new production facilities by the end of ne…

Kraiburg TPE opens office in Sweden
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Waldkraiburg, Germany - Kraiburg TPE has opened a sales office in Sunne, western Sweden to serve cu…

Arlanxeo ups HNBR product prices globally
Added: 6 Apr 2017
Maastricht, The Netherlands – Arlanxeo is raising the prices for its hydrogenated nitrile butadiene…

Pirelli finishes 2016 on a high note
Added: 5 Apr 2017
Milan, Italy – Pirelli managed year-on-year revenue-growth of 1.6%, to €6.0 billion, for the full f…