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Group Michelin is investing roughly $105 million in a pair of plants in Romania, to cover the start of production of new tire models at...

Tire Business has an overview of the current slate of tire plant expansions underway or planned for the United States. This includes...

Nokian is scheduled to begin production at its new factory in Vsevolozhsk, Russia in June 2012. The factory is built alonside an existing...

2011 TIRE SHIPMENTS TO GROW NEARLY ONE PERCENT Two percent increase anticipated for 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 2, 2011 – The Rubber...

In a September 15 press release, Bekaert celebrated its plant expansion in Lipetsk, Russia. Bekaert Lipetsk manufactures steel cord...

Asks Tire Review. According to an official statement Bridgestone released to the Nikkei, the company is expected to face a shortage of an...

Xingda International Holdings Limited, a Chinese producer of steelcord for tires and other products, saw lower profits on increased sales...

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations will invest $135 million to expand capacity at its passenger and light truck tire plant in Aiken...

On July 1, 2011, Continental announced plans to build a new tire plant in Kaluga, Russia. Kaluga is a city of just over 325,000...

JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.) have released their latest production figures for Japanese automobile production,...

On Thursday, May 12, Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. announced plans to invest $224 million to expand its tire plant in Mount...

India’s Century Enka Ltd. has completed the installation of additional capacity of 7,500 tons of nylon tire cord fabric (NTCF) in late...

Tire Business reported today (subscription required) that Continental A.G. is planning to build a greenfield-site tire plant in the U.S.,...

Toyota Motors has announced that its previously announced production cuts will last at least until November/December as the carmaker...

On Monday, Toyota announced it will shut down all of its North American factories due to shortages of parts from Japan. The temporary...

From Rubber & Plastics News: The U.S. Department of State is on defunding U.S. participation in Singapore-based International Rubber...

The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) of India has charged China and South Korea with dumping tires on the Indian market,...

Indian-based technical textile maker SRF Ltd. plans to invest Rs 665 crore on expansion projects, including a new plant in South Africa...

Goodyear has announced that it intends to close its tire plant in Union City, Tennessee by the end of 2011 as part of a program to cut...

After a very sharp downturn that began around mid-2008 and deepened during the downturn in 2009, the commercial truck tire industry...