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Report: Korean refiner to build carbon black plant
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Soeul – Hyundai Oilbank, part of Hyundai Heavy Industries, is establishing a carbon black business,…
Hankook extends light truck tire portfolio
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook is extending its line-up of tires for the minivan and light truck s…
Bekaert completes acquisition of Pirelli tire cord plants
Added: 22 Dec 2014
Brussels – Bekaert Group and Pirelli SPA have closed the acquisition by Bekaert of the Pirelli stee…
Apollo Tyres appoints London-based HR leader
Added: 22 Dec 2014
London - Martha Desmond has been appointed as the chief human resources officer at Apollo Tyres Lt…
Finixx to build 20m/year self-sealing tire plant in China
Added: 19 Dec 2014
Shaanxi, China - The local government of Baoji, Shaanxi province signed a contract for a 4 billion …
US olefins supplier joins IISRP
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Houston, Texas — The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has electe…
Hankook invests in Korean climate control auto supplier
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Van Buren Township, Michigan — Automotive supplier Visteon Corp. has agreed to sell its ownership s…
Toyo Tires moving to new HQ on 70th anniversary
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire and Rubber Co., Ltd. is celebrating its 70th anniversary on 1 Aug 2015, an…
BKT Tires rolls out plans to grow in US
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Seregno, Italy – BKT Tires Inc. has announced that it is extending its presence on the North and Ce…
Malaysian Rubber Board uncertain about rubber market
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Rubber Board has issued its November review of the Kuala Lumpur rubber…
Toyo to supply OE tires to Nissan NP300 in Thailand
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd announced on 18 Dec that it Open Country A25 tire, produc…
Mitas targets first dandelion rubber farm tire
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Prague - Mitas is planning to test “the first agriculture tire made from agricultural cultivated cr…
Continental confirms takeover of A-Z moulding
Added: 18 Dec 2014
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has confirmed that it is taking over tire mould and container man…
EU car market grows despite shrink in France, Germany
Added: 17 Dec 2014
Brussels – The EU passenger car registration recorded a moderate growth of 1.4 percent despite a de…
Axon group to set up technical centre in France
Added: 17 Dec 2014
Mery, France — Axson Group SAS, provider of high performance polymer formulations, has announced th…
Goodyear to relocate Latin America HQ to Akron
Added: 17 Dec 2014
Akron, Ohio — In a bid to “reduce cost and increase efficiency”, Goodyear plans to relocate its Lat…
Honeywell opens its largest glove plant in China
Added: 17 Dec 2014
Jiangsu, China - Honeywell opened its largest plant for protective gloves in Nantong, Jiangsu provi…
US tariffs hitting equipment suppliers to China
Added: 16 Dec 2014
London – The US imposition of tariffs on Chinese tire imports is already impacting companies supply…
Thai government meets to establish NR exchange
Added: 16 Dec 2014
Bangkok – The Thai Department of Agriculture is meeting today (16 Dec) to discuss the establishment…
Tractor tires plough on after 2,500 hours
Added: 16 Dec 2014
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – A set of Michelin XeoBib tractor tires still have two-thirds of their tread re…
