Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has clinched a three-year deal to support Garuda Indonesia’s fleet of Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen regional jets. Announced at Paris Air Show, Dunlop estimates that the contract with the airline’s maintenance company, GMF AeroAsia, will be worth in…
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Michelin applies to become official tyre supplier of Formula 1
After weeks of deliberation about its plans, the French company said on Tuesday that it had applied for the FIA tender that was opened last month. Michelin’s motorsport boss Pascal Couasnon said that his company had taken the decision because…
Air India tyre burst at Srinagar airport
A brake malfunction led to an Air India aircraft bursting its tyres while landing in Srinagar on Monday afternoon. The aircraft then got stuck on the runway and the Srinagar airport was closed for flight movement all day long. The…
Tyrexpo India 2015
Once again India is about to stage its largest and most successful tyre show when Tyrexpo India 2015 opens at the prestigious Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai from Tuesday 7th until Thursday 9th July. The show already promises to offer…
Bluestar Silicones to present its range of silicones for rubber industries at DKT – IRC2015
Lyon, June, 16 th 2015. Bluestar Silicones will present its range of silicones and innovations for rubber industries at IRC 2015 / DKT 2015, from June 29th to July 2 nd, 2015 in Nurnberg. Bluestar Silicones produces a wide range…
Sensor patches, loud speakers and power generators made up of rubber
At IRC International Rubber Conference in Nürnberg – organized by the German Kautschuk Gesellschaft –the Center Smart Materials CeSMa, part of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg, Germany, will present latest projects involving elastomer materials. From June…
Insider Selling: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co insider Sells $693,942.97 in Stock (GT)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co (NYSE:GT) insider Daniel L. Smytka sold 22,079 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.43, for a total transaction of $693,942.97. Following…
Cooper Tire gains traction on autoracing circuits
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has been expanding its presence in automotive racing the past few years as it attempts to put more focus on its passenger car tyres, particularly the high-performance models. This weekend, Cooper is signed on as…
Chinese tyre and rubber industry machinery demand continues to rise
A recently-released report suggests that demand for tyre and rubber industry machinery in China will surge in the coming few years. According to the ‘Global and China Rubber Machinery Industry Report, 2014-2017’, the market value will reach US$4.07 billion by…
Company Shares of Delphi Automotive plc Rally 0.29%
Shares of Delphi Automotive plc (NYSE:DLPH) rose by 0.29% in the past week and 0.37% for the last 4 weeks. In the past week, the counter has outperformed the S&P 500 by 0.23% and the outperformance increases to 1.74% for…