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Bridgestone expands hose business through acquisition of HosePower
Bridgestone HosePower (HosePower), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation, announced that it has acquired Greenville, South Carolina-based Cline Hose & Hydraulics. The acquisition furthers the expansion of HosePower’s hydraulic and industrial hose solutions and service business. Terms…
Metso to discontinue rubber parts manufacturing in Sweden
Finnish industrial machinery maker Metso has concluded the union negotiations at its Trelleborg rubber and Poly-Met factory in Sweden, announced in November 2023. It says that “after carefully evaluating the supply chain operations at a regional and global level from…
Goodyear ties up with Gatik on tyre intelligence integration
Tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Gatik Inc, specialising in autonomous middle mile B2B logistics, announced the expansion of what they say is “the industry’s first, successful integration of tyre intelligence technology” into an autonomous driving system. Gatik’s…
Wacker to expand silicones production to Czech Republic
German silicones supplier Wacker Chemie says it intends to further expand its silicone specialty business and is reorganising its production facilities in Europe. For example, a new production site for silicones is to be built in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.…
Toyoda Gosei enhances technical capacity in India
Auto parts supplier Toyoda Gosei Co says it has relocated and enlarged its existing engineering and sales office to the new Toyoda Gosei Technical Centre India, a branch office of Toyoda Gosei Minda India, in Manesar, Haryana. The office that…
YRC sets up Vietnamese tyre sales company via spin-off
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has spun off the sales unit of its Vietnam tyre production and sales subsidiary Yokohama Tyre Vietnam Inc. (YTVI) into a new dedicated sales company, Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd. (YTSV). YTSV will begin…
Sailun to set up first North American factory
Tyre maker Sailun Tire has announced that it will enter a joint venture and invest in the construction of a new factory in Mexico. This joint venture agreement will be between Sailun Singapore, a wholly owned company established in Singapore…
Sibur starts up HBR facility in Russia; export to Asian countries
The only domestic maker of halobutyl rubbers (HBR), Russian petchem firm Sibur’s Nizhnekamskneftekhim completed the upgrade of its HBR capacities, ramping them up by one third, from 150 to 200 kilotoones. Sibur now accounts for 25% of butyl rubber and…
Bridgestone sells Russian assets to S8
Tyre maker Bridgestone’s European subsidiary has announced the sale of its Russian assets to S8 Capital, a Russian diversified holding company. The deal has received all necessary regulatory approvals. The agreement includes a tyre manufacturing plant in Ulyanovsk and a…