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Semperit earnings decline amid high inflation, weak economy
Added: 21 Mar 2024
Austrian group launches cost reduction programme, says results “still burdened” by sold medical bus…

Titan upgrades tire production plant in US
Added: 21 Mar 2024
New tire presses at Des Moines facility to help reduce inventory pressure, meet future demand

Polyn advances tire monitoring with vibration sensors
Added: 21 Mar 2024
VibroSense ‘neuromorphic’ system processes vibration data locally on tires

Tire Tech Expo: Comerio Ercole advances time-saving calendering technology
Added: 21 Mar 2024
Fast-change device said to offer 85% saving in production time on rubberised steel cord lines
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Tire Tech Expo: Nynas highlights sustainable tire oil developments
Added: 21 Mar 2024
Focus on renewables and contribution to fuel efficiency at Hanover show

Sumitomo Rubber receives SBTi certification for emissions reduction plan
Added: 21 Mar 2024
Japanese group aims to reduce scopes 1 & 2 emissions by 55% and scope 3 by 25% by end of decade

Tire Tracker: February/March
Added: 20 Mar 2024
Michelin / Peugeot... SRI / Lexus... New Nokian tires ...YRC / Mitsubishi... Conti ADAC test... Bli…

Rubber futures rally as supply-side concerns grow
Added: 19 Mar 2024
Influence of El Nino weather phenomena also impacts pricing of natural rubber

Bridgestone ‘rebuilding’ European operations under “focused management” plan
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 19 Mar 2024
'Fundamental weaknesses in its management approach exposed last year by the economic downturn...'
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Tire Tech Expo: AI a dominant theme in Hanover
Added: 19 Mar 2024
VMI Group... Kalypso / Rockwell Automation... HF Mixing Group... Apollo Tyres...

Prinx Chengshan to 'accelerate entry' into EU commercial tire market
Added: 19 Mar 2024
Chinese tire maker says new market opportunities will be opened up by EU Vetco certification for CO…

Fleets drive UK's strong new car demand in February
Added: 19 Mar 2024
Demand grows 14% year-on-year to record “best February for 20 years”

Michelin rejects employees' alternatives to German plants closures
Added: 18 Mar 2024
Bins proposals for competence centres, specialised production, merging of plants and workforce redu…

Tire Tech Expo: Tire wear particles a key topic at Hanover conference
Added: 18 Mar 2024
New findings to emerge from studies by Tire Industry Project, Michelin, Conti, ACE Laboratories…
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Tire Tech Expo: Industry plots roadmap to sustainability goals
Added: 18 Mar 2024
Latest advances in recovered carbon black, Michelin BioButterfly and BlackCycle projects, Pirelli l…

Toyo auctioning equipment from automotive plant in US
Added: 18 Mar 2024
Machinery includes straight-side stamping presses, uncoilers and feeders, vertical rubber moulding …

Yokohama Rubber to build €350m car tire plant in Mexico
Added: 18 Mar 2024
Facility in Saltillo, northeastern Mexico, to have capacity to produce 5 million PCR tires per year

Michelin advances tire wear particles research with new analysis system
Added: 18 Mar 2024
Light particle analysis system enables capturing, sorting, counting and qualifying particles close …

German rubber industry calls for pause to new regulations
Added: 18 Mar 2024
WDK warns of a “bureaucratic burnout”, says implementing regulations "massively overburdening" auth…

UPM advances German biorefinery project with logistics deal
Added: 18 Mar 2024
DB Cargo to deliver wood-based feedstock to Luena operations for production of sustainable chemical…