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Michelin is acquiring tiremaker Multistrada Arah Sarana to boost production in Indonesia. Founded in 1988, Multistrada had an annual...

Giti Tire Group is planning to relocate its passenger and truck tire plant in Hefei, China in alignment with a “greener Yangtze River...

According to the latest European Tire & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association figures, the strong fourth quarter demand for replacement tires...

Marangoni Tread North America is expanding tread rubber capacity at its plant in Madison, Tennessee to meet growing demand for its...

Off-highway tire manufacturer Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) announced in November 2018 that it is budgeting $100 million to build its...

Bridgestone de Mexico S.A. de C.V. is planning to invest $100 million over the next two years to upgrade manufacturing capabilities at...

Goodyear plans to expand its plant in Kranj, Slovenia to increase capacity by approximately 25 percent by 2022. “The demand for premium,...

Citing economic conditions and the negative effects of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, Goodyear’s Venezuelan subsidiary, CA Goodyear de...

Continental A.G. has inaugurated its laboratory in Anklam, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, for research into the production of...

Nokian Tires P.L.C. has opened its North American headquarters in Nashville, to house the company’s sales, customer service, IT,...

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is forming a joint venture with Sailun Vietnam Co, Ltd to build a two million capacity truck and bus radial...

Bridgestone Americas is expanding capacity at its Warren County, TN, truck/bus tire plant by about 8 percent, to 9,400 tires a day by...

Off-highway tire maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is budgeting more than $200 million to upgrade and expand capacity for tires and...

Off-highway tire manufacturer Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is budgeting $100 million for the new tire plant it is planning to build...

Solvay has won the Michelin Supplier Award 2018 for supplier excellence in quality, innovation and corporate social responsibility,...

The European Commission has published definitive anti-dumping duties on new and retreaded truck and bus tires imported from China that...

Michelin North America Inc. plans to unveil a new line of winter tires for the North American market in 2020. The company will build...

Bridgestone Canada Inc. plans to build a $45 million automated warehouse in Joliette, Québec, adjacent to its passenger and light truck...

Evonik Industries has opened a precipitated silica plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The $120 million investment comes in response to...

Yokohama Rubber has launched a new procurement policy aimed at sourcing rubber more sustainably, amid concerns around deforestation in...