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Toyo to supply OE tires to Nissan NP300 in Thailand

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

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

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

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

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…

China to buy 128k tonnes of rubber for state reserves - report

China to buy 128k tonnes of rubber for state reserves - report

Added: 16 Dec 2014

Bangkok – The Thai Rubber Association has said that China’s State Reserves Bureau is to buy 128,500…

Teknor Apex TPEs for constant-use devices

Teknor Apex TPEs for constant-use devices

Added: 16 Dec 2014

Pawtucket, Rhode Island –  Teknor Apex Co. has developed a range of TPEs, which are designed to pro…

Expert believes “worst is over” for natural rubber market

Expert believes “worst is over” for natural rubber market

Added: 16 Dec 2014

London - Rubber industry expert Dr Prachaya Jumpasut remains upbeat about the future of rubber sayi…

Pirelli launches new range of hillclimb tires

Pirelli launches new range of hillclimb tires

Added: 16 Dec 2014

Milan – Pirelli has announced that it launched a new range of hillclimb tires at the Bologna Motor …

Nynas inaugurates Asia supply hub in Singapore

Nynas inaugurates Asia supply hub in Singapore

Added: 16 Dec 2014

Singapore – Nynas has recently inaugurated a new Singapore logistics hub, which is intended to spee…

Yokohama to supply more water tanks to Boeing

Yokohama to supply more water tanks to Boeing

Added: 15 Dec 2014

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd has renewed a contract with Boeing Co. for the supply of water tan…

Lanxess ‘yellow-brick’ road to keep German motorists safer

Lanxess ‘yellow-brick’ road to keep German motorists safer

Added: 15 Dec 2014

Cologne, Germany – Not a directly a rubber- or tire-related application but it is interesting to se…

US clears ContiTech’s Veyance takeover

Added: 15 Dec 2014

Hanover, Germany – The US Department of Justice has approved ContiTech’s purchase of Veyance Techno…

Wacker reorganises silicone distribution in Nordic states

Wacker reorganises silicone distribution in Nordic states

Added: 15 Dec 2014

Munich, Germany – Chemicals group Wacker has announced that it has reorganised its silicone distrib…

Pirelli calcuates FI tire usage

Pirelli calcuates FI tire usage

Added: 14 Dec 2014

Burton upon Trent, UK – During this year’s Formula One World Championship season, drivers get throu…