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Goodyear to invest in Canadian tyre facility

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in Canada is investing C$575 million to upgrade its plant in Napanee, Ontario, according to a statement released by the country’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The project to modernise and expand the plant will create…

Goodyear to shutdown tyre plant in Malaysia

As one of its cost-cutting exercises globally, US tyre maker Goodyear plans to shut down its plant in Malaysia in June, a decision expected to affect more than 500 employees. Goodyear said the decision to shutter the plant in the…

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…

Goodyear/Visolis to produce biobased isoprene

Tyre maker Goodyear has tied up with Visolis, a pioneering sustainable technology company, to produce isoprene through the upcycling of biobased materials. This collaboration is supported by a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant awarded to Visolis earlier this year.…