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Bayer says BMS floatation plans “on schedule”
Added: 30 Apr 2015
Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer is “on schedule” with preparations for the planned stock market floatat…
Conman spared prison for unlawful waste tire activities
Added: 30 Apr 2015
Devon, UK - The owner of a tire waste business has been given a 15-month custodial sentence, suspe…
Good start prompts Wacker to raise 2015 sales forecast
Added: 30 Apr 2015
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has raised its sales forecast for full-year 2015 following a goo…
VMI wins intellectual property lawsuit in China
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Epe, The Netherlands – Dutch tire machinery producer VMI has won a lawsuit against Shuangjun Plasti…
IISRP elects US executive as president
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Cape Town, South Africa – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has ele…
Goodyear reports record first-quarter earnings
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. achieved record earnings for the first quarter of 2015 des…
Engel advances O-ring moulding technology
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Schwertberg, Austria – Machinery company Engel has developed a new compact hydraulic machine that c…
Trelleborg launches flexible coating mobile production unit
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Trelleborg, Sweeden – Trelleborg’s offshore operation has launched a new mobile production unit (MP…
Michelin long-time leader passes away
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Group Michelin’s long-time leader François Michelin has passed away at t…
Omni launches website to order Timberland tires
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Traverse City, Michigan — Omni United Pte Ltd has launched an e-commerce site and installer network…
EU alternative fuel vehicle registration rises sharply in Q1
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Brussels - In the first quarter of 2015, total alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) registrations in the …
Dow bullish about prospect for global polyurethane markets
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Maastricht, the Netherlands — Glenn Wright, Dow Chemical’s business president, revealed that nearly…
Bangtai breaks ground on 80kT/year melt spun elastane plant
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Baoding, China — Bangtai Polymeric New Materials broke ground in March 2015 on a new plant with 50k…
BKT hires Robinson as VP
Added: 29 Apr 2015
Akron, Ohio – BKT USA Inc. has hired industry veteran Brian Robinson as vice president, responsible…
Toyo quake protection scandal grows
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Tokyo – Toyo Tire has published a report stating that 90 more buildings have been confirmed to have…
Bridgestone's bio-rubber research wins Edison Award
Added: 28 Apr 2015
New York — Bridgestone Americas Inc. has won a 2015 Edison Gold Award for innovation in automotive …
Dynasol targets tire market under expansion plan
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Madrid – Repsol and Grupo Kuo have agreed to extend their Dynasol joint venture with the aim of mak…
Conti's US plant achieves zero landfill status
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Sumter, South Carolina — Continental Tire the Americas LLC said its tire plant in Sumter has achiev…
Giti releases new tire for North America
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Rancho Cucamonga, California — Giti Tire (USA) Ltd. has unveiled the GT Radial GTL922 FS premium li…
Commercial vehicle demand still rising
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Brussels – Demand for new commercial vehicles in the EU increased for the third consecutive month i…
