Quality Tire, a family-owned auto-maintenance service, joins the Michelin Commerical Service Network (MCSN). The network helps Michelin customers have accessible tyre repair needs. Customers can now head to any of Quality Tires’ locations in the US for a complete range…
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Falling rubber prices affects multiple industries in Kerala, India
Natural rubber prices are declining, and it’s taking other industries down with it. Ninety percent of India’s rubber is produced in the coastal state of Kerala. The state has over 1 million rubber farmers, and all of them are taking…
Winners choose Pirelli tyres in Grand Prix of Lombardia
Pirelli takes pride that most of the winners in the recently concluded Grand Prix of Lombardia in Mantova, Italy were sporting Pirelli tyres. Romain Febvre leads the MXGP class with 101 points and just three Grand Prix left on the…
Bridgestone now produces conveyor belts in Thailand facility
The Bridgestone NCR Co., Ltd. (BSNCR) now produces conveyor belts in their factory in Rayong, Thailand. BSNCR is a subsidiary of the Bridgestone Corporation. The first shipment from Rayong was sent to Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The…
Research and Markets: Synthetic Rubber (SBR, BR, EPDM, NBR, and Others) Market 2015-2023
Research and Markets has added the “Synthetic Rubber (SBR, BR, EPDM, NBR, and Others) Market for Tires, Industrial Goods, Footwear, and Other End-users – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 – 2023” report to their offering.…
Global Chloroprene Rubber (CR) Market 2015-2019
Research and Markets has added “Global Chloroprene Rubber (CR) Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. In December 2014, a definitive agreement was signed between Denka and DuPupont to sell DuPont’s neoprene polychloroprene business to Denka Performance Elastomer, a new joint venture company…
Plan to turn tramsheds into a tyre disposal yard stirs controversy
A plan to turn a former tramshed in Thornbury into a tyre disposal yard has been met with opposition. Officers from Bradford Council’s highways and environmental health departments cited “unacceptable” access to the site and an “adverse noise impact” on…
Investigation into 2008 Honda Accord air bag controller opens
A probe into into air bags on Honda Motor Co’s 2008 Accord sedans have been opened after the company received 19 complaint of the air bags failing to open, including in a crash that resulted in an injury. At least…
Strike against GM suspended after the company agreed to halt 800 job cuts
A strike against General Motors Co’s plant in Brazil ended after the car maker agreed to halt 800 job cuts. GM announced that the workers would be spending the next five months on paid leave instead. They would also get…
Toyota halts operation in Tianjin till Wednesday
Toyota Motor Corp has announced that its operations in Tianjin will close till Wednesday due to safety concerns. “We will only restart operations when we have been able to confirm the safety of our facilities and their surroundings, and when…