Kumho Tire USA, Inc. relocated its corporate headquarters from Rancho Cucamonga, CA to Atlanta, GA. The relocation will help streamline communication & cooperation within our company by placing the management team and support staff in proximity of our new Macon,…
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Cabot to close Indonesian carbon black facility
Cabot Corporation will be closing its carbon black manufacturing facility in Merak, Indonesia. Operations are expected to cease by January 2016. The decision, which will affect approximately 50 local employees, was driven by the Merak facility’s financial performance over the…
Lanxess opens new production line in China
The Lanxess Rhein Chemie Additives business unit opened a production line for Rhenoshape tire curing bladders at its production site in Qingdao, China. Rhein Chemie Additives is the only global player offering tire manufacturers bladders, release agents and tire marking…
TrelleborgVibracoustic appoints new CTO and CFO
TrelleborgVibracoustic announced that from 1st of January 2016, Dr. Jörg Böcking) will assume the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Stefan Eck will take over the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the leading supplier of automotive vibration…
Replacement tyres account for over 80% of US tyre market
According to TechSci Research report, “United States Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, tyre market in the United States is forecast to witness a nominal growth during 2015 to 2020. Despite increased taxes, regulatory burdens and capping on the foreign…
Winter tyres to dominate tyre sales in Russia
According to TechSci Research report, “Russia Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, tyre market in Russia is dominated by domestic tyre manufactures such as Nizhnekamskshina, Cordiant and Altai. Other major global tyre players operating in the country include Nokian, Pirelli,…
Bridgestone Americas appoints new VP
Bridgestone Americas promoted Amber Holm to Vice President of Brand Marketing, U.S. and Canada, Consumer Replacement Tire for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO). This role previously was held by Erik Seidel, who was promoted to Vice President of Sales, BATO,…
Zhongli North America acquires Stern Rubber Company
Michigan-based Zhongli North America acquired Minnesota-based Stern Rubber Company Kenneth Rohan, vice president of operations for Zhongli North America, “The acquisition of Stern Rubber Company is the first step in Zhongli Corporation’s strategy to establish a manufacturing presence here in…
Titan outs new irrigation tyre
Goodyear Farm Tires, a Titan Tire Corporation brand, now offers the all-new Raindrop irrigation tyre. The Raindrop features a non-directional tread pattern to ensure superior, equal traction in both forward and reverse for center pivot irrigation systems. “The Raindrop design…
Rubber company helps develop throwable camera
Jefferson Rubber Works Inc., a custom manufacturer of rubber molded products, helped develop a new tactical camera ball with Boston based technology company Bounce Imaging. The tactical unit is a softball-sized throwable camera that could almost instantly transmit 360-degree images…