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Future Tire Conference 2016: Call for papers
Added: 20 Sep 2015
Deadline 28th September, 2015
We are now inviting technical papers from individual market/technology…
Nexen set to break ground on Czech plant
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Seoul – South Korea’s Nexen Tire has announced that it will break ground on its €829-million tire p…
JK buying Birla Tyres plant in India
Added: 18 Sep 2015
New Delhi - JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. is buying a tire and tube plant in Haridwar, India, from Keso…
UK group buying Finnish winter test site
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Millbrook, England – Millbrook Proving Ground Ltd is buying Test World Oy, a winter vehicle and tir…
Michelin looks to expand online access
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Breukelen, Netherlands – Group Michelin has engaged TIE Kinetix NV, a Dutch developer of integrated…
Hankook partners with shoe-sole maker for new products
Added: 18 Sep 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. and shoe outsole company Vibram SpA are partnering to de…
Nexen to invest €6 million in new R&D centre
Added: 17 Sep 2015
Richfield, Ohio – Nexen Tire Corp will invest $7 million (€6.2 million) in an expanded research and…
Goodyear to upgrade S. Africa plant, relocate truck tries
Added: 17 Sep 2015
Port Elizabeth, South Africa – Goodyear South Africa Ltd. plans to increase capacity for high-value…
Hankook self-seal tires fitted on VW Touran
Added: 17 Sep 2015
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire will supply its first self-seal Ventus Prime2 Sealguard tires …
Toyoda Gosei strengthens position in India
Added: 17 Sep 2015
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has acquired the equity shares that Kirloskar Systems Ltd (KSL) holds …
Bridgestone retains ranking as world's top tire maker
Added: 16 Sep 2015
Akron, Ohio – After billions of dollars spent and millions of man-hours devoted to make, promote, d…
Brenntag to acquire Turkish specialty chemicals distributor
Added: 16 Sep 2015
Yeadon, UK – Chemical distributor Brenntag has signed an agreement to acquire Turkey’s Parkoteks Ki…
ASEAN rubber council concerned over low NR prices
Added: 15 Sep 2015
Bali, Indonesia - The ASEAN Rubber Business Council (ARBC) has expressed concerns over the current …
EU new car demand marks two years of uninterrupted growth
Added: 15 Sep 2015
Brussels – Demand for new passenger cars in the EU was up 11.2 percent in Aug, ending the second ye…
Hankook gains Audi fitment, launches new brand
Added: 15 Sep 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Hankook Tire has launched a new tire brand Laufenn on the European market duri…
Five tire makers work toward opening US plants
Added: 14 Sep 2015
Akron, Ohio – Five new tire manufacturing facilities are being built in the U.S., all scheduled to …
Accident prompts Mitsui to revise Responsible Care policy
Added: 14 Sep 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced a new “Responsible Care” policy to replace the group’s…
Wacker claims 3D printing advance with silicones
Added: 14 Sep 2015
Munich, Germany – 3D printing is a technology with a great future and is increasingly being used by…
Customers prompt Lanxess to delay Marl EPDM closure
Added: 14 Sep 2015
Cologne/Marl, Germany – Lanxess has delayed the closure of its EPDM rubber plant in Marl, Germany i…
Conti dismisses China managers over 'financial corruption' allegations
Added: 14 Sep 2015
London - Continental AG has confirmed the dismissal of sales management team members at its China t…
