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US postpones antidumping ruling
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Washington – The US Department of Commerce has postponed by 50 days its preliminary antidumping dut…
Tariffs-threat boosts China truck tire industry, reports Bekaert
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Kortrijk Belgium - Demand for Chinese-made truck tires picked up sharply at the start of the year a…
ERJ Survey: Tire Cologne Vs Reifen / Automechanika
Added: 2 Jun 2016
London - At the recent Reifen 2016 tire trade expo in Essen, Germany, many exhibitors and attendee…
ERJ report update: Trelleborg insists Mitas managers will stay
Added: 1 Jun 2016
London – Trelleborg has contacted ERJ regarding our report on the management set-up at Mitas, follo…
Bridgestone to acquire French automotive retailer Speedy
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Brussels – Bridgestone EMEA is planning to acquire Speedy France, a major car service retail compan…
Mesnac sets up Brazil office
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Mesnac Americas Co Ltd has established a sales and service operation in Campina…
Orion announces rubber black price increases in US
Added: 31 May 2016
Kingwood, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons LLC will increase prices on all rubber black grades sold…
US industry group issues crumb-rubber position paper
Added: 31 May 2016
Bowie, Maryland — Despite adverse publicity, all available evidence indicates that the use of crumb…
Tire-expo saga continues as Reifen quits Essen
Added: 31 May 2016
Essen, Germany — Organiser Messe Essen’s decision to move the Reifen tire trade fair from its tradi…
Apollo opens office in Malaysia to expand Asia footprint
Added: 31 May 2016
Kuala Lumpur – Apollo Tyres has set up an office in Malaysia in a bid to expand its footprint in th…
DMACK to build €400m greenfield tire plant in UK
Added: 31 May 2016
London – Supplier of sport tires DMACK is planning to build a new tire plant in the UK in a bid to …
DRAFT FTC 2016: Marc Flederus, director, Ferm RFID Solutions
Added: 31 May 2016
Marc Flederus, director, Ferm RFID Solutions will discuss RFID labelling for tires during his speec…
Aeolus reports declines, lays out Pirelli restructuring framework
Added: 27 May 2016
Jiaozuo, China – Aeolus reported a 22-percent drop in revenue to €856 million in 2015. Annual net p…
Toyo chairman resigns
Added: 27 May 2016
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire and Rubber Co’s chairman and representative director Katsumi Komaguchi has…
Trelleborg builds aerospace fire test site in US
Added: 27 May 2016
Northborough, Massachusetts – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has opened an airframe/engine seal fire …
Simulation technology improves Yokohama tire design
Added: 26 May 2016
Burlington, Massachusetts – Software company Exa Corp. has helped Yokohama Rubber Co. to develop ad…
UK nano research team develops super-strong condom materials
Added: 26 May 2016
Manchester, UK – Adding just 0.1 percent of graphene can increase both the strength and elasticity …
Federal opens US subsidiary
Added: 26 May 2016
Essen, Germany — Taiwan tire maker Federal Corp. has established a US subsidiary in Torrance, Calif…
Bridgestone divests Venezuela operations
Added: 26 May 2016
Nashville, Tennessie – Bridgestone Americas has reached an agreement to divest its business unit in…
PSG purchases Sasco Chemical
Added: 26 May 2016
Albany, Georgia – Polymer Solutions Group has acquired Sasco Chemical Group Inc. for an undisclosed…
