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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…
Thin rubber membrane keeps a lid on aircraft cabin noise
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Raleigh, North Carolina – Researchers from North Carolina State University and MIT have developed a…
UK coach firm signs tire management deal Michelin
Added: 28 Apr 2015
London – Whippet Coaches has signed an agreement for tire fleet management with Michelin Solutions,…
Executive changes at Toyoda Gosei
Added: 28 Apr 2015
Kiyosu, Japan – Toyoda Gosei has promoted Tadashi Arashima to chairman of the board and representat…
Goodyear to set up plant in Mexico for high-end tires
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Mexico City, Mexico — Goodyear has selected a site near San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as the location of…
Solvay starts building silica plant in South Korea
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Brussels - Solvay has started construction of its highly dispersible silica (HDS) production plant …
Zeon to expand TPE production in Japan
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Tokyo – Zeon Corp. will expand annual production capacity for thermoplastic elastomers at its Mizus…
Biesterfeld starts Brazil co-venture
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld Simko Distribuição has started its operations in the Brazilian marke…
Goodyear looking at India with “renewed interest”
Added: 27 Apr 2015
New Delhi – US-based tire maker Goodyear is looking at India with 'renewed interest', expecting to …
Supermax to up capacity, diversify to contact lenses
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Kuala Lumpur - Supermax Corp Bhd expects its rubber gloves production capacity to expand by four bi…
Continental opens R&D, tech centres in China
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Hanover, Germany - Continental opened a new research and development centre for tires on the site o…
Pelmar Engineering, China’s TST reach settlement
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Ramat-Hasharon, Israel –Pelmar Engineering Group, an Israeli-based supplier of machinery and engine…
Tire markets performance 'negative' overall in Q1 - report
Added: 24 Apr 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – New figures released by French tire maker Michelin suggest that in the f…
Interview: Market changes, growth spur upgrades for Cabot
Added: 24 Apr 2015
Boston, Massachusetts — Cabot Corp. has been building and improving its rubber carbon black operati…
Trelleborg Wheel Q1 earnings drop
Added: 24 Apr 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems suffered a 21.6-percent drop in first quarter operati…
