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Precipitated silica market to hit €3.3bn by 2022

Precipitated silica market to hit €3.3bn by 2022

Added: 25 May 2016

London – Demand for precipitated silica market is expected to reach $3.7 billion (€3.3 billion) by …

Nokian considering partners for third plant

Nokian considering partners for third plant

Added: 25 May 2016

Essen, Germany – The construction of a third greenfield tire production plant is still being pursue…

DowDuPont business leaders announced

DowDuPont business leaders announced

Added: 24 May 2016

Midland, Michigan / Wilmington, Delaware -  Dow Chemical Co and DuPont have selected the senior man…

Pirelli recalls undated tires

Pirelli recalls undated tires

Added: 24 May 2016

Rome, Georgia – Pirelli Tire LLC, the US subsidiary of Pirelli, is recalling a small number of Pire…

Day 1 will continue with Christoph Stuermer, a global lead analyst at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, will discuss the challenges and prospects of the European tire industry; while Apollo strategy advisor Francesco Gori, who previously served as Pirelli CEO, will give the narrative of a leading tire-maker.

Today at Future Tire Conference 2016

Added: 24 May 2016

Essen, Germany - Future Tire Conference 2016 opened this morning in Essen, Germany, with ETRMA pres…

Tire safety campaign launched in Europe

Tire safety campaign launched in Europe

Added: 23 May 2016

Brussels - Tire makers in Europe have launched a new campaign to raise awareness of best practices …

Report: Global OTR tire market to grow at 8%

Report: Global OTR tire market to grow at 8%

Added: 23 May 2016

Noida, India- The global off-the-road (OTR) tire market grew steadily during 2011-2015 despite nega…

Rema buys Australian conveyor maintenance company

Rema buys Australian conveyor maintenance company

Added: 23 May 2016

Poing, Germany – Rema Tip Top AG has acquired a majority stake in the Australian company ConvaTech,…

Robinson Bros invests in tank farm at UK site

Robinson Bros invests in tank farm at UK site

Added: 23 May 2016

West Bromwich UK – Chemicals maker Robinson Brothers has added two storage tanks to a newly install…

KraussMaffei to target tire sector following ChemChina takeover

KraussMaffei to target tire sector following ChemChina takeover

Added: 23 May 2016

Munich, Germany – KraussMaffei Group will step up its activities in the tire machinery market follo…

Kuhrt was commenting in a Q&A interview with ERJ regarding Messe Essen’s decision to relocate Reifen to link up with the Automechanika automotive aftermarket show in Frankfurt from 2018.

Reifen boss: End of the road for tire-only trade shows

Added: 23 May 2016

Essen, Germany – The model of the industry exhibition dedicated solely to tires is nearing its ‘use…

Semperit to invest €70m after good start to the year

Semperit to invest €70m after good start to the year

Added: 22 May 2016

Vienna – Semperit Group has reported a strong growth in earnings in the first quarter of 2016 both …

Q&A: Reinventing the tire expo

Q&A: Reinventing the tire expo

Added: 22 May 2016

Q&A published in May/June issue of ERJ

ERJ interviews Messe Essen CEO Oliver P Kuhrt about the reloc…

 Bridgestojne DriveGuard runflat

All set for final show in Essen

Added: 22 May 2016

Article published in May/June issue of ERJ

Reifen 2016 will mark a time of change for the organisers…

Indorama to expand tire cord fabric capacity in China

Indorama to expand tire cord fabric capacity in China

Added: 22 May 2016

Hong Kong – Performance Fibers, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indorama Ventures, is planning to …

Russia's Rostec to buy rubber from Thailand

Russia's Rostec to buy rubber from Thailand

Added: 22 May 2016

Sochi, Russia – Russian industrial conglomerate and producer of military equipment Rostec is workin…

Report: Michelin expanding French tire site, rolls out new contracts

Added: 20 May 2016

La Roche-sur-Yon, France – Michelin has signed a deal with trade unions to change the working patte…

Analysis: Spring has sprung for rubber prices

Analysis: Spring has sprung for rubber prices

Added: 20 May 2016

London - Spring has quickly come and gone for natural rubber (NR) suppliers, ERJ's latest snapshot …

Indian tire-maker to ramp up production

Indian tire-maker to ramp up production

Added: 19 May 2016

New Delhi – Indian tire-maker TVS Srichakra is planning to invest Rs 160 crore (€22 million) to inc…

Dow Corning names post-takeover silicones head

Dow Corning names post-takeover silicones head

Added: 19 May 2016

Midland, Michgan – Dow Corning has named Andrew Tometich as the business president of Dow Corning's…