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Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Gothenburg, Sweden) has announced a new long-term strategic partnership with Michelin under which Michelin...

Tire Business (subscription required) reports that Cooper Tire & Rubber planned to restart its plant in El Salto, Mexico on April 13....

Bridgestone facilities in Burgos, Bilbao and Puente San Miguel, Spain and Ulyanovsk, Russia have resumed full production after being...

On April 20, Sumitomo Rubber North America Inc. will idle production at its tire plant in Tonawanda, New York in response to the COVID-19...

On April 13, Bridgestone Americas Inc. plans to reopen North American commercial tire plants, North American Firestone Industrial...

Kumho Tire USA Inc. has extended the closure of its plant in Macon, Georgia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The company will continue to...

Goodyear is keeping all of its tire and retread plants throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions closed “until further...

Amid all the plant closures, some good news. Tire Business reports that Prinx Chengshan Tire has inaugurated production of truck tires at...

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. is temporarily suspending operations at its Georgia plant and expects to resume production on April...

Nexen Tire Corp. remains in operation worldwide, despite decreasing demand.  Its California corporate office is working remotely. Kenda...

This article from Tire Business suggests that commercial/truck tires and retreading will be a relative bright spot for the tire industry...

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Hankook Tire and Technology Co., ltd. will idle production at plants in Clarksville, Tenn. and...

Rubber & Plastics News has published a good overview of the many plant closure announcements in the tire industry over the last few...

In response to COVID-19, Michelin North America, Inc. will begin a temporary and phased suspension of tire production in the US and...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Continental A.G. is “adapting” tire production at some plants.  The company will implement safety...

The Recovered Carbon Black conference scheduled for May 12-14 in Berlin has been postponed.  You can find updates on their website here. ...

The World Rubber Summit scheduled for May 4-6, 2020 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast has been postponed until September, 2020. Link to PDF

Bridgestone Americas is suspending production at its 15 factories in North and South America beginning March 21. All facilities plan to...

Pirelli Tire North America plans to suspend operations at its factory in Rome, Georgia due to concerns about the coronavirus. Pirelli...

Due to the health threat caused by COVID-19 outbreak, the Tire Cologne conference scheduled for June 9-21, 2020 has been postponed until...