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Comerio Ercole recognised for ‘workplace health’ programme
Added: 28 Mar 2024
Italian rubber machinery maker shows best-practice in terms of well-being, lifestyle and combating …

Sentury advances second phase of Moroccan tire plant
Added: 27 Mar 2024
The $190m project obtains relevant overseas approval from local authorities in Qingdao

Italian polymer machinery outlook ‘complicated’, despite record 2023 sales
Added: 27 Mar 2024
Plastics & rubber machinery sales grow 3% to reach €4.8bn in 2023, according to trade body Amaplast…

Pirelli signs new €600m credit line to advance sustainability targets
Added: 27 Mar 2024
New line of credit from ‘a select pool of international banks’ to mature in October 2028

Continental opens expansion at US headquarters
Added: 27 Mar 2024
“Significant investment” in Fort Mill, South Carolina to build new three-story facility
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Rubber futures prices dip amid pick-up in trading activity
Added: 26 Mar 2024
Osaka and Singapore trading exchanges register significant week-on-week declines in NR pricing
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Cooper Standard posts higher earnings on improved volume/mix
Added: 26 Mar 2024
US automotive supplier reports rise in new business awards, including $115m in EV segment

Bridgestone opens high-capacity logistics centre in Spain
Added: 26 Mar 2024
Group invests over €40m in Tizona facility designed for storage of over 800,000 tires

Climate-tech company Levidian unveils graphene-enhanced tire
Added: 26 Mar 2024
Independent testing by TARRC shows reduction in rolling resistance, potential for reduced compound …

US team develops reactor to produce propylene from natural gas
Added: 26 Mar 2024
Technology offers alternative to crude oil derived feedstock for production of plastic and elastome…

Kumho "considering" plans for European tire plant
Added: 25 Mar 2024
No decision made as yet, South Korean tire manufacturer to update investors by middle of April
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Update: Union negotiations lessen impact of ContiTech hose unit restructuring
Added: 25 Mar 2024
German job cuts reduced from around 900 initially planned to just over 640 redundancies
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Vibracoustic supplies 'advanced air springs' for Audi e-tron GT
Added: 25 Mar 2024
Three chamber air springs provide “high ride comfort and dynamic performance while also protecting …

Zeon files lawsuit against Chinese battery materials manufacturer
Added: 25 Mar 2024
Case against Shenzhen Haodyne Technology Co. Ltd seeks damages and an injunction against the disclo…

New Porsche e-racer rolling on 63% sustainable Michelin tires
Added: 25 Mar 2024
Compounds include recovered carbon black produced from end-of-life tires by Enviro

Transport strikes force Nokian to lay off workers at car tire plant
Added: 22 Mar 2024
Decision follows negotiations with 350 production employees at Finnish car tire production facility…

Linglong 'progresses' production, distribution plans in Europe
Added: 22 Mar 2024
CEO Wang Feng signals ramp-up following recent start of passenger car tire production at Serbia pla…

Top Glove on recovery track with pick-up in volumes, earnings
Added: 22 Mar 2024
Second quarter sales trends a ‘good indication that glove demand is picking up strongly’

EU new-car registrations up by 10% in February
Added: 22 Mar 2024
Petrol models retained lead as the most popular choice for European buyers, followed by hybrid-elec…

Automotive parts supplier Corteco expands in southeast Europe
Added: 22 Mar 2024
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ aftermarket unit opens a warehouse in Turkey and a sales office i…