The Notch Blog

Apr 14, 2014
1 min

Tiremakers continue to invest in the United States

Tire Business has an overview of the current slate of tire plant expansions underway or planned for the United States. This includes...

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May 29, 2012
1 min

Nokian will cut back tire production in Finland as its new Russian plant begins production

Nokian is scheduled to begin production at its new factory in Vsevolozhsk, Russia in June 2012. The factory is built alonside an existing...

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Dec 6, 2011
3 min

RMA lowers estimate for US tire shipments

2011 TIRE SHIPMENTS TO GROW NEARLY ONE PERCENT Two percent increase anticipated for 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 2, 2011 – The Rubber...

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Sep 19, 2011
1 min

Bekaert celebrates expansion of its tire cord plant in Russia

In a September 15 press release, Bekaert celebrated its plant expansion in Lipetsk, Russia. Bekaert Lipetsk manufactures steel cord...

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Sep 11, 2011
1 min

Are We Facing a Tire Shortage?

Asks Tire Review. According to an official statement Bridgestone released to the Nikkei, the company is expected to face a shortage of an...

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Aug 30, 2011
1 min

Xingda proceeds with plans to build new tire cord factory despite recent lower profits

Xingda International Holdings Limited, a Chinese producer of steelcord for tires and other products, saw lower profits on increased sales...

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Jul 21, 2011
1 min

Bridgestone to invest $135 million in the US

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations will invest $135 million to expand capacity at its passenger and light truck tire plant in Aiken...

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Jul 4, 2011
1 min

Conti announces new tire plant in Russia

On July 1, 2011, Continental announced plans to build a new tire plant in Kaluga, Russia. Kaluga is a city of just over 325,000...

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May 31, 2011
1 min

Japanese car production fell 60% in April

JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.) have released their latest production figures for Japanese automobile production,...

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May 15, 2011
1 min

Conti Expanding Mount Vernon, Building New Plant in Russia

On Thursday, May 12, Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. announced plans to invest $224 million to expand its tire plant in Mount...

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May 4, 2011
1 min

Century Enka expands nylon tire cord capacity

India’s Century Enka Ltd. has completed the installation of additional capacity of 7,500 tons of nylon tire cord fabric (NTCF) in late...

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Apr 28, 2011
1 min

Conti to build new tire plant in the US

Tire Business reported today (subscription required) that Continental A.G. is planning to build a greenfield-site tire plant in the U.S.,...

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Apr 22, 2011
1 min

Toyota production cuts may last through November

Toyota Motors has announced that its previously announced production cuts will last at least until November/December as the carmaker...

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Apr 6, 2011
1 min

Toyota to idle North American factories

On Monday, Toyota announced it will shut down all of its North American factories due to shortages of parts from Japan. The temporary...

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Apr 4, 2011
2 min

US defunding membership in International Rubber Study Group

From Rubber & Plastics News: The U.S. Department of State is on defunding U.S. participation in Singapore-based International Rubber...

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Feb 28, 2011
1 min

Carbon Black

India’s ATMA charges dumping of tires by China, South Korea and requests duty-free imports of

The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) of India has charged China and South Korea with dumping tires on the Indian market,...

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Feb 28, 2011
1 min

SRF expanding beyond nylon tire cord

Indian-based technical textile maker SRF Ltd. plans to invest Rs 665 crore on expansion projects, including a new plant in South Africa...

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Feb 14, 2011
2 min

Goodyear Shutting Union City Plant by Year-end

Goodyear has announced that it intends to close its tire plant in Union City, Tennessee by the end of 2011 as part of a program to cut...

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Jan 24, 2011
2 min