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Yokohama develops simulation technology for multi-objective design
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has developed a simulation technology for multi-objective design ex…
HB Chemical to distribute Orion blacks in North America
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Kingwood, Texas – Orion Engineered Carbons LLC and HB Chemical Corporation have signed a letter of …
Floods disrupt Apollo’s Chennai production
Added: 3 Dec 2015
Gurgaon, India – Production at Apollo’s tire plant in Oragadam has been hit by recent flooding and …
Nokian boss reveals roadmap to profitable growth
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Helsinki – Nokian Tyres has outlined its strategy for a return to profitable growth following the c…
Hutchinson acquires US rubber manufacturer
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Danielson, Connecticut – Hutchinson SA’s Precision Sealing Systems unit is acquiring Danielson-base…
ZC Rubber opens second Mexican store
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Cancun, Mexico – China’s Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd. has opened a Westlake-branded tire store …
CEAT to distribute Pirelli motorcycle tires
Added: 2 Dec 2015
Mumbai, India – Pirelli Tyre SpA has assigned exclusive distribution rights to its Pirelli-brand mo…
Michelin acquires Arctic tire test centre
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Ivalo, Finland – Michelin Group’s European technology centre has “officially acquired” the Ivalo Ar…
Zeon delays UK plant closure
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Sully, UK – Zeon Chemicals Europe Ltd (ZCEL) has announced that it is postponing the planned closur…
Trelleborg buys Brazilian industrial tire group
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems has finalised the acquisition of Brazilian-based indu…
SATRA expands permeation test facilities
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Kettering, UK – SATRA has doubled the size of its chemical and analytical technology (CAT) lab in K…
Goodyear partners with Bayern Munich football club
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Munich, Germany – Goodyear has joined the list of companies allying themselves with world football …
Bridgestone joins EU youth employment pact
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Brussels – Bridgestone has committed its support to the European Pact for Youth initiative, a Europ…
Goodyear merges American units in restructuring
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has launched a major restructuring, which involves the mer…
Belt-makers eke out growth amid slowing markets
Added: 1 Dec 2015
Based on article published in the November/December issue of ERJ.
London - While the mining industry…
Trelleborg takes part in subsea mining project
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Offshore & Construction is part of a 17-strong consortium from nine…
Dow Corning adhesive wins R&D award
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow Corning Corp. has earned one of R&D Magazine’s 2015 R&D 100 Awards for a si…
Triangle begins campaign to grow business globally
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Franklin, Tennessee – “A seed on steroids” is how Ding YuHua, chairman of Triangle Group Co. Ltd., …
Gori joins line-up for ERJ Future Tire conference
Added: 30 Nov 2015
London –Apollo Tyres Ltd’s newly appointed strategy adviser Francesco Gori has joined the line-up o…
Cheap imports hit retreaders
Added: 30 Nov 2015
London - In a recent meeting with UK government ministers, the Retread Manufacturers Association (R…
