Hankook Tyres is all set for major expansion plans across UK through its Hankook Masters Programme. The Hankook Masters Programme The Hankook Masters Programme from Hankook Tyres is a unique retail and franchise development plan that has been designed to…
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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
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Bridgestone sets higher benchmark in winter tyre safety with Blizzack LM001
Bridgestone has set higher standards in winter safety with the launch of its second tyre launch in the category in the last two years. Its Blizzack LM001 has arrived to prove its enhanced performance and longer life span. The Launch…
The Top Town Tyres building on the market
The Top Town Tyres building is on the market, as the company is moving to a bigger location near The Base. The company has been based on Te Rapa Rd since moving from Anglesea St in 2006. Director Julian Tordoff…
Apollo launches new Apterra SUV tyre range
Apollo Tyres has launched its new Apterra H/P on-road high-performance summer tyre for SUVs at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show. The new tyre, which is available in H and V speed indexes and being introduced globally, has been developed by…
Evonik snags top US silicic acid ester supplier
German industrial firm Evonik Industries AG has acquired Silbond Corp, a leading supplier of silicic acid esters based in Michigan, US. The mid-double digit million-euro transaction closed on February 28, 2014. As a special group of functional silanes, silicic acid…
Europe slows Synthomer
Last year was predictably hard for Synthomer (SYNT). Falling demand in Europe easily offset recovery in Asia, depressing the cash profit margin and ending a run of unbroken growth in underlying earnings stretching back to 2006. And while there have…
Michelin to cut 500 jobs at Pictou County plant
Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. has announced it will significantly reduce tire manufacturing at its car and light truck tire plant in Pictou County, N.S. over the next 18 months. The company says the move, which will affect 500 employees,…
Vogue Tyre acquires E&G Classics
Vogue Tyre & Rubber Co. has acquired certain assets of E&G Classics, forming a new, separate company: E&G Corp. “Partnering with E&G is a great opportunity for Vogue Tyre, E&G and our collective customers,” said Greg Hathcock, president of Vogue.…
Global Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) market size,trends and forecast to 2020
The global market for SBR is expected to reach USD 23,144.3 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing demand for SBR in tire manufacturing is expected to support the growth of this market…
Dunlop reveals intelligent tyre concept at Geneva
Tyre company Goodyear Dunlop has revealed a new conceptual tyre that can communicate with a car’s onboard computer at the Geneva motor show today. The new rubber is embedded with a battery-less microchip attached to the inside of the tyre.…