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Zeon, Sumitomo Chemical complete SSBR joint venture
Added: 10 Mar 2017
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. and Sumitomo Chemical Co. have completed the transfer of their solution styrene-…
Kumho Tire share purchase 'looming'
Added: 10 Mar 2017
Seoul, Korea – Kumho Tire creditors are set to close a deal on the sale of 42.01% majority stake sh…
Michelin adding RFID to all truck tires in North America
Added: 9 Mar 2017
Nashville, Tennessee – Michelin North America Inc. has begun building radio frequency identificatio…
China’s Yiyang machinery group receives “large orders” from overseas
Added: 9 Mar 2017
Yiyang, China - Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group has received large orders from overseas ti…
Kuraray chairman passes away
Added: 9 Mar 2017
Tokyo – Kuraray has announced that its representative director and chairman, Fumio Ito, passed away…
Mesnac, Rockwell extend partnership in smart manufacturing
Added: 9 Mar 2017
Beijing – Mesnac and Rockwell Automation have signed a “strategic agreement” to conduct joint resea…
Datwyler appoints new chairman
Added: 9 Mar 2017
Altdorf, Switzerland – Datwyler Holding Inc. has appointed Paul Haelg as the chairman of board of d…
Goodyear unveils intelligent, connected tires in Geneva
Added: 8 Mar 2017
Geneva, Switzerland – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has unveiled “new and emerging technologies” i…
Pirelli debuts cloud-based tire-monitoring system
Added: 8 Mar 2017
Geneva, Switzerland - Pirelli Tyre SpA has developed a digital platform that integrates tire opera…
Yokohama launches new fuel-efficient BluEarth tire
Added: 8 Mar 2017
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. has launched a new fuel-efficient BluEarth-Es ES32 tire “loaded with Ja…
Bridgestone EMEA adds new executive roles to drive growth
Added: 8 Mar 2017
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has added two new executive roles in a bid to “drive profitable growt…
Camso to raise prices in April
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Magog, Quebec – Industrial tire and track producer Camso Ltd. plans to raise prices on its range of…
US adjusts Indian OTR tire duties
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has made small downward adjustments on its countervailin…
Advanc3d launches elastic printable TPU
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Hamburg, Germany — Advanc3d Materials has developed a new TPU that it claims is the most stretchy m…
Michelin, French labs to study 'cobotics', 'industry of future'
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin as well as three Clermont-Ferrand-based university resea…
Pompei appointed Trelleborg Wheel Systems president
Added: 7 Mar 2017
Trelleborg, Sweden - Paolo Pompei has been appointed as the new business area president of Trellebo…
Report: Semperit to terminate Thai joint venture
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Vienna, Austria – Semperit AG and Sri Trang-Argo Industry Public Co. Ltd. plan to terminate virtual…
China’s Guilin Rubber Machinery steps up technical development
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Guilin, China – ChemChina-owned Guilin Rubber Machinery has stepped up efforts in technical researc…
Higher volumes, demand help Michelin income growth in 2016
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Higher volumes and a rebound in demand in China and Europe have helped …
Cooper Tire relocates office in Mexico
Added: 6 Mar 2017
Guadalajara, Mexico—Cooper Tire de Mexico has relocated its Mexican offices from El Salto to Guadal…
