Bridgestone’s Franco Annunziato elected president of ETRMA
The board of directors of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA), today elected Bridgestone EMEA’s vice president and senior advisor Franco Annunziato as president of the association. At the same meeting, Thierry du Granrut, from the Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères, was confirmed as vice president for a second term. Both terms are effective as of 1 January 2018 for a three-year mandate. This is the first time that Bridgestone has held the presidency of the European association.
Continue ReadingExperts gather for 4th FTire User Meeting in Aachen
For the 4th time, vehicle engineers and tyre experts from around the world visited Aachen, Germany between 11 and 13 September to exchange experiences of the FTire model and discuss varying applications and future demands for the tyre model together with its creator, Professor Gipser.
Continue ReadingHankook retains inclusion in DJSI World second year
Hankook Tire has been included in the globally renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the second year in a row. The DJSI, launched in 1999 as a joint product of S&P Dow Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, is the first global index to track financial, environmental, and social influence of global top 2,500 companies in terms of market capitalisation. The DJSI includes sustainability leaders in each industry group who were identified through a corporate sustainability assessment.
Continue ReadingTIA urges congress to cover hurricane Irma relief bill
The Tire Industry Association and members of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Coalition will lobby Congress to apply WOTC to natural disasters that will cover powerful hurricanes like Harvey and Irma.
Continue ReadingCITExpo celebrates 15th anniversary with record-breaking attendance in Shanghai
The 15th China International Tire Expo (CITExpo) reports that 14,000 professional visitors came from 120 countries in search of business opportunities in China. There were some 6800 overseas visitors as well as 7200 domestic visitors and 40,000 square metres exhibition space.
Continue ReadingZenises denies Doublestar acquisition rumours
Zenises Group CEO, Harjeev Kandhari has denied rumours emanating from the Spanish market that Chinese tyremaker Doublestar has bid as much as 250 million euros for the company. Doublestar and Zenises entered into a European joint venture in October 2016.
Continue ReadingFirms from six countries represented in Pirelli’s 2017 supplier awards
Pirelli has named its 2017 Supplier Award winners. The winners came from three continents – Europe, Asia and America – and six countries (China, Italy, Germany, Japan, Romania, the United States, and Thailand).
Continue ReadingChelsea FC unveils new third kit
Chelsea FC and Nike have unveiled the club’s brand new third kit for the 2017/18 season, which features Yokohamas logo.
Continue ReadingGoodyear puts US$77 million into new automated Luxembourg factory
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced plans to build a new highly automated facility in Luxembourg. The company is investing $77 million in the facility, which will produce approximately 500,000 tyres annually and create approximately 70 new, full-time positions.
Continue ReadingFTire user meeting | 11/09/2017 – 12/09/2017
The 4th FTire User Meeting is set to take place 11-12 September at fka in Aachen, Germany. According to the organisers, it is “the ideal platform for all users and developers to get together and discuss their experiences related to all kinds of FTire applications in the CAE process chain, the implementation in HiL test rigs as well as latest findings from automotive research projects or FTire interfacing with third party simulation environments.
Continue ReadingSukhpal staying at ECP for further three years
The Original founder of Euro Car Parts, Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, has extended his contract with the business, as executive chairman of LKQs operations in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Ahluwalia is also a member of LKQ Corporation’s board of directors.
Continue ReadingZC Rubber names Ákos Barcsik as field engineer manager
ZC Rubber has named Ákos Barcsik as its new field engineer manager, who will work from Zhongce Europe GmbH (ZC Europe) and provide targeted service for the European market. Prior to joining ZC Rubber, Ákos Barcsik served as national field engineer manager for 9 years at Bridgestone East Europe. “Europe is an important market to ZC Rubber in its global business map. We are pleased to work with Ákos Barcsik and achieve the company’s goals in European market together”, company representatives said in a statement.
Continue ReadingToyo USA promotes Roy Bromfield to president and CEO
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (TTC) has promoted Roy Bromfield to president and chief executive officer. In this role, he is responsible for all product categories of Toyo-branded business in the US replacement market.
Continue ReadingTriangle recalls 15-inch tyres in US
Triangle Tire USA is recalling 288 Triangle TR643 tyres in size ST225/75R15 due to an apparent manufacturing error. According to the NHSTA recall notice, the tyres may have a hole where the sidewall and that could result in an air leak.
Continue ReadingNynas considering India expansion
Nynas global president and CEO Gert Wendroth said the specialty oil company is looking to expand its footprint by setting up depots and adding employees in India, during a recent visit to the country.
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