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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 Tire taps Colour Service/Pelmar at Chinese plant

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 “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

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 

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

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…

Michelin, Continental looking into Kumho acquisition – report

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

WDK warns German automotive suppliers ‘on edge of abyss’

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

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 

Nokian reports ‘good performance’ in volatile market environment

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…

NBR latex demand to grow 10% through to 2025

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…