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Japan recognises Yokohama’s ‘super-computer’ tire research
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Tokyo – A joint project between Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) and Japan’s Institute of Space and Astron…
MOL/JSR to complete SSBR plant in 2017
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Budapest – Hungarian petrochemical group MOL is on track to complete the construction of its new so…
Tech Rubber buys Italian retreader Salvadori
Added: 8 Nov 2016
Johnstown, Ohio – Tire repair materials producer Technical Rubber Co. Inc. (TRC) has acquired Salva…
Continental opens upgraded truck tire hall in Czech Republic
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Otrokovice, Czech Republic – Continental has inaugurated a newly reconstructed truck tire productio…
Aeolus continues double-digit revenue drop in Q3
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus Tyre has reported a 12% drop in revenue to €574 million over the first nin…
Semperit issues €140m in corporate loans
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Vienna – Semperit Group has announced its largest ever capital market transaction with the issue of…
Hexpol chairman to step down next year
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB chairman Melker Schörling is to step down from his position in 2017, the …
UHP tires drive Hankook to 23% profit
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Seoul – Hankook Tire has posted a 23% rise in operating profit for the third quarter at KRW297.1 bi…
Orion continues carbon black shake-up with Korean plant closure
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Senningerberg, Luxembourg - Orion Engineered Carbons is closing down a 45-kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa…
Golz: ChemChina to give KraussMaffei a free hand
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Dusseldorf, Germany – In April, China National Chemical Corp. finalised its $1.01 billion (€900 mil…
Micro-Poise teams up with Siemens on tire measuring system
Added: 7 Nov 2016
Streetsboro, Ohio – Micro-Poise Measurement Systems plans to replace an existing tire measurement s…
Silent Sensors, CPI advance tire sensor technology
Added: 6 Nov 2016
Wilton, UK - UK company Silent Sensors Ltd has developed new technology to manage tires from the ma…
ContiTech breaks ground on new China hose plant
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Qingdao, China – ContiTech has broken ground for a new €20-million plant for automotive hoses in th…
Goodyear reports higher income, lower sales in Q3
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s net income increased 17 percent on 9.5 percent lower sales for the third q…
Russia gives Nokian a “positive surprise” in Q3
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian’s results have shown a promising turn, with third-quarter sales and profits…
Conti breaks ground on US commercial vehicle tires plant
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Jackson, Mississippi – Continental has broken ground at the site of its new tire plant near Clinton…
Farewell to Neumann, an industry leader in more than simple sales
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Düsseldorf, Germany – It’s hard to believe that Peter Neumann is retiring. He will step down as CEO…
Market focus: EU tire market ‘hinges on October’
Added: 4 Nov 2016
Brussels – The European tire industry has been left hoping for a fourth-quarter recovery after some…
Solvay starts tire silicas production in South Korea
Added: 3 Nov 2016
Brussels – Solvay has started production of highly dispersible silica (HDS) at its new plant in Gun…
Goodyear adding 50% capacity at China tire factory
Added: 3 Nov 2016
Pulandian, China – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has broken ground on a $485-million (€437-million) ex…
