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Mesnac equips world’s ‘first’ smart tire factory
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Article from the ERJ China Tire Report 2018, published as a supplement in the July/August issue of …

Linglong speeds up expansion against market headwinds
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Article from the ERJ China Tire Report 2018, published as a supplement in the July/August issue of …

Cooper-Standard posts higher loss in Europe
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. has reported increased losses, despite a 7.2% year-…

Report: New mobility to drive up adhesives demand
Added: 5 Aug 2018
The forecast is based on an F&S study which identified growth opportunities around ‘high-performanc…

People: FineLine names Sundaram chief operating officer
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Norcross, Georgia – FineLine Technologies has appointed Kyle Sundaram chief operating officer, the …

Conti sees modest growth in European tire markets
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental expects growth of around 2-3% in European tire markets for 2018 as a…

Fuel, paving are top recycled tire end-uses in US
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Washington — Tire-derived fuel (TDF) and rubber-modified asphalt are the key growth areas in tire r…

Rogers adds PU elastomer product maker Griswold
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Chandler, Arizona – Rogers Corp. has recently acquired Griswold, a US manufacturer of custom-engine…

Teijin aramid fibre sales “robust”
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Teijin has reported “firm” sales of aramid fibres for automotive applications during the th…

Conti investing in environmental, logistics projects at Romanian plant
Added: 5 Aug 2018
Timisoara, Romania – Continental Tires is investing €4 million in improving the environmental impac…

Yokohama automotive A/C hoses resist new refrigerant
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has introduced hoses offering compatibility with HFO-1234yf, which …

Apollo boss 'heartened' by OE progress in Europe
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Kochi, Kerala – Apollo Tyres Ltd chairman, Onkar S. Kanwar has highlighted the growing contribution…

Conti invests €460m in rubber units during HI
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental’s Rubber Group, which includes its Tire and ContiTech divisions inve…

Pirelli to buy 49% stake in China's Jining Shenzhou Tyre
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Yanzhou, China — Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has struck a deal with China's Hixih Rubber Industry Group to …

Lanxess discontinues financial reporting on Arlanxeo
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has, for the first time, reported financial results without giving de…

Rogers introduces silicone foam for enclosure sealing
Added: 3 Aug 2018
Chandler, Arizona – Rogers Corp. has introduced a new sealing cellular silicone solution for gasket…

ERJ Brainteaser Results: April - January 2018
Added: 2 Aug 2018
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With respect to all our other great contestants, there is one standout winner this time around…

Ren steps down as Pirelli chairman
Added: 2 Aug 2018
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA’s chairman Ren Jianxin has resigned from all roles held on the comp…

Zenesis acquires UK retreader Vacu-Lug
Added: 2 Aug 2018
London – One of the largest European independent retreaders Vau-Lug Traction Tyres Ltd has been acq…

Mixed first half for Continental’s rubber units
Added: 2 Aug 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental’s Rubber Group achieved first-half sales of €8.6 billion, about leve…
