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Yokohama launches new fuel-efficient BluEarth tire

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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…

Semperit has been at odds with Sri Trang and Siam Sempermed for a few years, and their disputes have landed the three companies in court. The legal matters have not been resolved.

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

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

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

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…

Senior management movement at Evonik 

Senior management movement at Evonik 

Added: 3 Mar 2017

Essen, Germany - Major changes are set to take place at the Evonik executive board with the departu…

Birla to study nanocellulose, carbon black combo in Tires

Birla to study nanocellulose, carbon black combo in Tires

Added: 3 Mar 2017

Atlanta, Georgia – Biotechnology company American Process Inc. (API) and Aditya Birla Group’s, US-b…

Conti's rubber business registers growth in 2016

Conti's rubber business registers growth in 2016

Added: 3 Mar 2017

Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s Rubber Group has posted a 2% rise in sales at €16.0 billion for…

Conti, Trelleborg raising tire prices in North America

Conti, Trelleborg raising tire prices in North America

Added: 3 Mar 2017

Akron, Ohio – Continental Tire the Americas and Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc. are raising …

Cabot to expand elastomer composites business for OTR tires

Cabot to expand elastomer composites business for OTR tires

Added: 2 Mar 2017

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is making a “strategic investment” to expand its manufacturing …

China’s Yinbao breaks ground on passenger car tire project

China’s Yinbao breaks ground on passenger car tire project

Added: 2 Mar 2017

Chuzhou, China – Shandong Yinbao Tyre Group’s subsidiary Delun Rubber broke ground on its 4 million…

ContiTech completes purchase of surface design company Hornschuch

ContiTech completes purchase of surface design company Hornschuch

Added: 2 Mar 2017

Hanover, Germany - ContiTech has completed the previously announced purchase of the Weißbach, Germa…

Chemours raises fluoropolymer prices

Chemours raises fluoropolymer prices

Added: 2 Mar 2017

Wilmington, Delaware - The Chemours Co. has increased global prices for all its fluoropolymer produ…

ContiTech sees digitalisation offering growth potential

ContiTech sees digitalisation offering growth potential

Added: 1 Mar 2017

Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has announced that it sees “considerable growth potential” from a driv…