Overall, the European tyre and rubber manufacturing industry remains a significant contributor to the European economy despite the challenges faced by both sectors in 2012.
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Benz gets OE Kumho tyres
Kumho, which became the first Korean tyre supplier for Mercedes-Benz in 2007, will supply its Solus KL21 tyres for the Benz’s G-Class
Social media app to sell tyres, score followers
US=based TCS Technologies, a Microsoft Certified Partner, and software and internet marketing provider in the tyre and auto service industry, has developed an application (app) called “Like Us and Save” to help tyre dealers gain more followers and bring in…
Indian ministry promotes rubber cultivation amongst Maoists
INDIA”s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is embarking on an initiative in the five worst Left Wing extremism (LWE)-affected States to provide Maoists with livelihood and income opportunities when they surrender arms. The MHA, in association with the Ministry of…
Karex uses strategy versus rubber price fluctuation
WORLD’s largest condom manufacturer by export, Karex Bhd, has its way to buffer the impact of fluctuating rubber and packaging price. This was revealed by its CEO Goh Miah Kiat, who says that the company has a price hedging mechanism…
Yokohama to build Indonesian factory for marine fenders, hoses
THE YOKOHAMA Rubber Co., Ltd says that it will build a new plant for manufacturing pneumatic marine fenders and marine hoses in Batam Island, Indonesia. The 3 billion yen plant for material mixing, moulding and vulcanisation will start operation from…
Latest Chevy Spark EV fits Bridgestone tyres
BRIDGESTONE Group has announced that its Bridgestone-brand Ecopia EP150 tyres will be original equipment (OE) on the all-new 2014 Chevy Spark Electric Vehicle (EV)..
Continental Tire’s Sumter plant to kick off in 2014
CONTINENTAL Tire the Americas’s 1 million sq ft plant in a 23-acre site in Sumter will start production by the beginning of next year, after a year and a half since the ground breaking of the site. A media tour…
Toyo opens Malaysia factory, to supply tyres to Saudi
TOYO Tire & Rubber Company has recently opened its new tyre factory in Malaysia. The new facility will also utilise Toyo Tires’s proprietary tyre production system, A.T.O.M., and is expected to produce about 2.5 million tyres annually by end of…
Baro to distribute European tyres in East Africa, seeks distributors
GERMAN wholesaler Baro Ltd, a leading distributor of products from Russia, Ukraine and other former CIS countries, with brands including TyReX, Voltyre, Dneproshina, Rosava, Kama, Omskshina and Cordiant, plans to invite new distribution partners for its European manufactured ranges of…