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Michelin has announced the launch of a new super sport tire to replace its Michelin Pilot Sport 2. According to Michelin’s press release,...

From Rubber & Plastics News (subscription required) comes word that Trelleborg A.B., through its Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. unit,...

CMT (Centre for Management Technology) is sponsoring its 4th CEE Rubber & Tire Markets conference in Instanbul on November 25-26, 2010....

Here’s an interesting overview of the Indian tire industry, including raw materials. It’s posted at scribd.com but it’s difficult to...

Here are two interesting presentations from Lanxess’s Capital Markets Day on September 16. Business Unit Performance Butadiene Rubbers –...

We find that the program induced the purchase of an additional 360,000 cars in July and August of 2009. However, almost all of the...

On September 7, Bridgestone announced the official launch of a new fuel efficient tire, the ECOPIA EP150. The tire was first introduced...

From R&P News comes word that Goodyear is ramping up production at its Danville, Virginia tire plant by bringing back laid-off employees...

European Rubber Journal (subscription required) quotes data from Chinese Customs indicating that the US tariffs on Chinese tires have not...

Pirelli has published new data on its global tire markets for the month of April that indicate strong recovery across regions. In the...

Over the last month, and particularly over the last two weeks, the North American carbon black market suddenly grew quite tight, a...

Denman Tire filed for bankruptcy today and plans to sell its plant and equipment to pay debts. The Leavittsburg-based company filed a...

LANXESS has announced plans to expand the global capacity of its high-performance rubber Neodymium Polybutadiene (Nd-PBR). LANXESS will...

From Rubber & Plastics News: Natural Resources Canada is exploring the possibility of developing a fuel-efficiency tire-labeling program...

From Tire Business comes word that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a public meeting at the...

From European Rubber Journal’s (subscription required) interview with Nikolai Setzer, Conti’s management board member in charge of car...

European Rubber Journal (subscription required) reports that Pirelli has used the Geneva show to introduce the Scorpion Verde, claimed to...

Michelin has released its December 2009 and full year figures for tire sales, and the data offer a continued sense of optimism that the...

I am in Germany this week for the Tire Tech 2010 conference and trade show. As I type this, I can see the huge convention center – the...

Rubber News (subscription required) is reporting that Continental Tire North America plans to establish itself in the Mexican retreading...