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Conti appoints new truck tire boss
Added: 22 Jun 2016
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has appointed Klaus Kreipe as the new head of original equipment …
Pirelli restructures industrial tire business
Added: 22 Jun 2016
London – Pirelli has merged its Europe and Middle East & Africa industrial tire businesses to form …
Linglong to launch IPO for PCR tire upgrade project
Added: 22 Jun 2016
Yantai, China – Shandong Linglong Tyre is to launch its IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the com…
ZC Rubber ramping up Thai plant
Added: 22 Jun 2016
Rayong, Thailand – Zhongce Rubber (Thailand) Co. Ltd. continues to ramp up production of car and tr…
Goodyear employees charged with fraud in US
Added: 22 Jun 2016
Cleveland, Ohio - Two Chinese nationals have been charged in federal court in Cleveland with defrau…
Eni, SK Capital talks fail over Versalis
Added: 22 Jun 2016
Milan, Italy – Talks between Italian energy giant Eni and US investment fund SK Capital over the sa…
FBI: Vehicles 'increasingly vulnerable' to remote access
Added: 21 Jun 2016
Washington, DC — The FBI is warning auto makers, motorists and auto repair shops that many of the v…
Data helps US moulder improve LSR production
Added: 21 Jun 2016
Akron, Ohio—Two manufacturing engineers at liquid silicone rubber moulder PTG Silicones Inc. outlin…
Iran close to awarding tire plant project
Added: 21 Jun 2016
Tehran – Iran is in the final stage of talks to award a contract for a greenfield 500,000-tonne/yea…
Sibur SR prices under pressure despite higher volumes
Added: 21 Jun 2016
Moscow, Russia – Sibur achieved a 7.3-percent, year-on-year increase in volume sales of synthetic r…
Toyo joins IRSG sustainable rubber scheme
Added: 21 Jun 2016
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. has announced that it has voluntarily joined in the Sustainab…
Camber Ridge trials 'non-traditional' tire testing facility
Added: 21 Jun 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina – Camber Ridge LLC, a technology firm headed by a former college professo…
Covestro starts CO2-based polyols plant
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Dormagen, Germany – Covestro has opened a production plant to produce carbon dioxide-based polymers…
Nokian opens biomass power plant
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has commissioned a biomass power plant in a bid to generate “eco-frie…
Freudenberg starts €40m expansion project in Germany
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Maisach, Germany - Freudenberg Chemical Specialities has started a €40-million expansion project at…
ContiTech expands Hungarian plants
Added: 20 Jun 2016
London –ContiTech AG is expanding its Hungarian manufacturing footprint, adding production at both …
UK automotive sector repeats its 'remain in the EU' call
Added: 20 Jun 2016
London – The UK car industry has repeated its call for the country to remain in the European Union …
Goodyear Dunlop boss in charge at Aliapur
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Lyon, France – Mark Thys has started his two-year presidency of Aliapur, taking over from Serge Bon…
Orion offers new carbon blacks for fuel efficient tires
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Kingwood, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons has recently introduced three new rubber carbon black pr…
Analysis: Teknor Apex connects with other family-owned businesses
Added: 20 Jun 2016
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – The specialness of working for his family’s Teknor Apex Co. revealed itse…
