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Conti's US plant achieves zero landfill status

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trelleborg Wheel Q1 earnings drop

Added: 24 Apr 2015

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems suffered a 21.6-percent drop in first quarter operati…

Silicone seam sealer hits market

Added: 23 Apr 2015

Midland, Michigan — Dow Corning Corp. has released its 1299 silicone seam sealer that outperforms t…

Proto Labs adds optical grade LSR

Proto Labs adds optical grade LSR

Added: 23 Apr 2015

Maple Plain, Minnesota — Proto Labs Inc. has added optical-grade liquid silicone rubber to its exis…

Q&A: Valeriy Kaplunat chairman of Omsk Carbon

Q&A: Valeriy Kaplunat chairman of Omsk Carbon

Added: 23 Apr 2015

ERJ interviewed Valeriy Kaplunat chairman of the board of directors Omsk Carbon about the company’s…