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New Sumitomo all-season tires synch with weather conditions
Added: 25 Jul 2024
Properties of rubber compound tailored to adapt to ensure safer driving on wet or icy roads...

Datwyler improves earnings in weak market environment
Added: 25 Jul 2024
Gains from passing on cost increases, improved productivity and lower energy costs

Elkem introducing global price increase for silicones
Added: 25 Jul 2024
Recent efficiencies "not sufficient to offset the negative impact of escalating cost increases..." …

Goodyear: Workplace safety “not where we want it to be”
Added: 24 Jul 2024
Concern over level of ‘serious injuries' identified in US group's Corporate Responsibility Report
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Natural rubber futures continue on downward track
Added: 24 Jul 2024
“Overall market sentiment remains weak, while production in most producing countries is at full cap…

Michelin settles tire-technology dispute with Continental
Added: 24 Jul 2024
Ends lawsuit in France concerning technology to increase the performance and service life of tires

Trelleborg expanding US engineered coated fabrics business
Added: 24 Jul 2024
Investing €26m in adding new technology, capacity at North Carolina facility

Toyo taps 'supercomputers to accelerate tire design process
Added: 24 Jul 2024
AI-assisted design technology now uses ‘seventh generation of high-performance computing system’
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Kraiburg TPE elastomer 'wired' to meet EV charger requirements
Added: 24 Jul 2024
TPE specially tailored to withstand harsh environmental conditions and provide durability

Nokian delivers sales growth despite first-half challenges
Added: 23 Jul 2024
Finnish group: "Improved tire availability driving sales growth in a challenging environment..."

Airbus in hydrogen seals link-up with Trelleborg
Added: 23 Jul 2024
ZEROe project aims to introduce the world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035
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Bridgestone details ‘modular’ tire production roll-out
Added: 23 Jul 2024
Japanese group set to advance BCMA approach at four tire manufacturing plants in 2024

Doublestar narrows loss on stronger PCR tire performance
Added: 23 Jul 2024
Chinese group says first-half profitability impacted by 'insufficient TBR tire demand'...
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Yokohama Rubber buying Goodyear OTR unit for $905m
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Cash transaction expected to close by early 2025 subject to regulatory approvals...

Nokian names Paolo Pompei as group's new leader
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Will replace current president and CEO Jukka Moisio at the start of next year

Trelleborg posts ‘best-ever’ quarterly earnings, steady sales
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Margin target of 20% “within reach as markets improve and synergies from acquisitions realised...”
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Pirelli ‘talking tires’ at annual UK speed festival
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Advanced level of dialogue between car and tires enabled by software created by Italian manufacturer

Yokohama Rubber taps AI knowledge for assisted tire design
Added: 22 Jul 2024
Technology uses 'explainable AI' providing supplementary knowledge to designers to speed up develop…

EU new car registrations up 4%, but BEV market shrinks
Added: 22 Jul 2024
First half figures increase 4.5% year-on-year, but remain 18% lower than pre-pandemic levels

German rubber industry leader calls on EC to halt “downward spiral”
Added: 19 Jul 2024
WDK issues urgent plea following the re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president