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Pirelli advances tire for all seasons

Pirelli advances tire for all seasons

Added: 3 Feb 2015

Taormina, Italy – Pirelli has launched its new Cinturato All Season tire in Europe, saying the new …

ETRMA on board automotive skills initiative

ETRMA on board automotive skills initiative

Added: 3 Feb 2015

Brussels – The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association ETRMA is highlighting its role in …

Styron changes its name to Trinseo

Styron changes its name to Trinseo

Added: 3 Feb 2015

Berwyn, Pennsylvania –  Rubber, plastics and latex materials manufacturer Styron, has changed its n…

US, EU traders call for “comprehensive” automotive deal

US, EU traders call for “comprehensive” automotive deal

Added: 3 Feb 2015

Brussels – As the eighth round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiation…

Chinese-Uzbek deal to build €160m rubber plant

Chinese-Uzbek deal to build €160m rubber plant

Added: 2 Feb 2015

Tashkent – China’s Poly Technologies and the Uzbek government have signed an agreement for the cons…

Top 10: ERJ Global Tire Industry Reports

Top 10: ERJ Global Tire Industry Reports

Added: 2 Feb 2015

ERJ Daily Newsletter reports trending in the global tire industry this week:

Tariff-hit Chinese tire…

Fire destroys warehouses at Thai tire plant

Fire destroys warehouses at Thai tire plant

Added: 2 Feb 2015

Bangkok – A major fire at the LingLong Thailand Co. (LLIT) tire plant in Chonburi province has dest…

Arla extends Bridgestone fleet agreement

Arla extends Bridgestone fleet agreement

Added: 2 Feb 2015

London - Bridgestone has extended a fleet agreement with Arla Foods in the UK to 2018, the tire com…

Kordsa: Improving polyester tire cord adhesion

Added: 1 Feb 2015

In a tire, the adhesive between fibre and the matrix requires resistance to the extreme temperature…

Major China tire exhibition set for May

Major China tire exhibition set for May

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Guangrao , China – The sixth China (Guangrao) International Rubber Tire & Auto Accessory Exhibition…

Michelin invests in Ecomobility Ventures

Michelin invests in Ecomobility Ventures

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin and Air Liquide have joined a host of other companies to invest…

Report: World industrial rubber demand to keep growing

Report: World industrial rubber demand to keep growing

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Cleveland, Ohio — Global demand for industrial rubber products is expected to grow 6.6 percent a ye…

China's trade association to appeal against US tire duties

China's trade association to appeal against US tire duties

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Beijing – The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) is to organise an appeal by domestic tire ma…

Nexen reports rise in profits, tire production

Nexen reports rise in profits, tire production

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Seoul – Nexen Tire Corp. has reported an 18-percent year-on-year rise in its annual operating earni…

Continental concludes Veyance acquisition

Continental concludes Veyance acquisition

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Hanover – ContiTech, part of Continental AG, has concluded its acquisition of the US rubber company…

New surface finishing process for seals

New surface finishing process for seals

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Stockholm - Seal and equipment manufacturers face unique challenges in high vacuum environments, or…

Hankook sales down in 2014

Hankook sales down in 2014

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Seoul– Hankook Tire Co. Ltd has released its annual results for 2014, registering a 5.5-percent dro…

Continental relocates MENA business unit to Dubai

Continental relocates MENA business unit to Dubai

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Hanover, Germany – Continental AG is relocating some of its business units from Hanover to Dubai, a…

PPG to acquire large stakes in LJF’s sealants businesses

PPG to acquire large stakes in LJF’s sealants businesses

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) Industries has submitted an offer to acquir…

Cooper Tire makes new leadership appointments

Added: 30 Jan 2015

Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced two executive leadership changes as Chris Ostran…