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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…

The Green Carbon system uses 75 percent of gas from tires in a special reactor, Titan said. Each 59.00R63 tire produces approximately 500 gallons of oil, 4,000 pounds of carbon black and 2,000 pounds of steel.

Titan's tire opens recycling venture in Canada

Added: 19 May 2016

Fort Mcmurray, Alberta – Titan International Inc.’s Titan Tire Reclamation Corp. (TTRC) subsidiary …

Bridgestone wins design infringement suit against Triangle Tyre

Bridgestone wins design infringement suit against Triangle Tyre

Added: 19 May 2016

Tokyo – A Chinese appeals court has ruled in favour of Bridgestone in a case regarding infringement…

Sid Richardson to raise all carbon black prices

Sid Richardson to raise all carbon black prices

Added: 19 May 2016

Fort Worth, Texas — Sid Richardson Carbon Co. said it will raise the prices of all carbon black pro…

Chinese machinery-maker reports further loss amid reverse takeover process

Chinese machinery-maker reports further loss amid reverse takeover process

Added: 19 May 2016

Dalian, China – Dalian Rubber & Plastics Machinery (DRPM) has reported a 243 million yuan (€33 mill…

ERJ China Tire Report - Market Survey 2016

Added: 19 May 2016

London - The July/August issue of ERJ magazine will include our annual China Tire Report supplement…

Michelin devises four-part growth strategy

Michelin devises four-part growth strategy

Added: 18 May 2016

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Group Michelin is banking on a four-part innovation-driven strategy to h…