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Cabot adding 300ktpa to global carbon black capacity

Cabot adding 300ktpa to global carbon black capacity

Added: 22 May 2018

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp. is to add over 300 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa) of carbon black …

Hoffman Estates, Illinois – In the US, Sears Auto Centers is working with Amazon.com to provide full-service tire installation and balancing for customers who purchase any brand of tires on Amazon.com.

Sears to fit tires for Amazon.com customers

Added: 22 May 2018

The service will be rolling out to customers across the US over the coming weeks. In addition, Sear…

Enviro secures order from international tire company

Enviro secures order from international tire company

Added: 22 May 2018

Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB has announced an order for its recovered carbon…

Tire giants advance distribution link-ups

Tire giants advance distribution link-ups

Added: 21 May 2018

London - Major tire makers have stepped up their distribution activities in the recent months with …

Orion rubber-black sales, earnings up sharply

Orion rubber-black sales, earnings up sharply

Added: 21 May 2018

Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has posted a 25.6% year-on-year rise in earnings (adjusted…

VMI delivers strong first quarter

VMI delivers strong first quarter

Added: 21 May 2018

Haaksbergen, The Netherlands – VMI’s parent group TKH has indicated significant business growth at …

Tire Cologne: Falken Tire will launch three new tire models

Tire Cologne: Falken Tire will launch three new tire models

Added: 20 May 2018

Falken’s new all-season tire for passenger cars, the EUROALL Season AS210, succeeds the EUROALL SEA…

Tire Cologne: ATG will present two top performers

Tire Cologne: ATG will present two top performers

Added: 20 May 2018

Amsterdam - Specialist for off-highway tires, Alliance Tire Group will present two current top perf…

Tire Cologne: Vipal to expand in Europe retreads market

Tire Cologne: Vipal to expand in Europe retreads market

Added: 20 May 2018

Cologne, Germany – Vipal Rubber, one of the world's leading tire retread manufacturers and the lead…

Tire Cologne: Maxxis revs up with Victra Sport 5

Tire Cologne: Maxxis revs up with Victra Sport 5

Added: 20 May 2018

Cologne, Germany – Maxxis is heading to the Tire Cologne show ready to show off "one the most innov…

Many of the major issues facing the tire industry are reflected in the May/June edition of ERJ print magazine - out later this week.

ERJ Magazine May/June edition

Added: 20 May 2018

Among our lead news items is a report on the EU’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese truck & bus tire…

Tire Cologne: GRI to show ag, construction tires

Tire Cologne: GRI to show ag, construction tires

Added: 20 May 2018

Cologne, Germany — Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) will showcase agriculture and construct…

Yiyang trials new tandem mixers for non-tire products

Added: 18 May 2018

Yiyang, China – Yiyang Rubber and Plastic Machinery Group started trial run of its new tandem mixer…

Teknor Apex growing in Germany, US

Teknor Apex growing in Germany, US

Added: 18 May 2018

Orlando, Florida – Teknor Apex Co. is having a solid 2018 as it tends to grow projects in Germany, …

 An aerial shot of the new MITRP facility

Toyota to open US autonomous testing facility

Added: 18 May 2018

Detroit, Michigan – The Toyota Research Institute plans to open a closed-course testing facility fo…

Michelin unveils Tweel for UTV applications

Michelin unveils Tweel for UTV applications

Added: 18 May 2018

Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America Inc. has developed a 26-inch version of its non…

Denka develops new high-performance elastomer

Denka develops new high-performance elastomer

Added: 18 May 2018

Tokyo – Japanese materials supplier Denka Co. Ltd has developed its third high-performance elastome…

Nokian expands 'SnapSkan' digital tire-check service

Nokian expands 'SnapSkan' digital tire-check service

Added: 17 May 2018

Nokia, Finland — Nokian Tyres PLC is broadening the scope of its "SnapSkan" digital tire-check serv…

Currency impact hits Pirelli sales, earnings still up

Added: 17 May 2018

Milan – Pirelli & C. SpA has seen first-quarter sales hit by an exchange rate impact of -7.3%, alth…

Chinese rubber belt maker Sanwei ups capacity

Chinese rubber belt maker Sanwei ups capacity

Added: 17 May 2018

Such projects include a new specialty conveyor belt plant with 5 million square metre annual capaci…