The Notch Blog

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has launched a website that uses CGI animation to showcase the technology of its near-future airless concept...

U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) is projecting that 2018 U.S. tire shipments will increase to 319.1 million units compared to...

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., LTD. has announced that the company name will be changed to Toyo Tire Corporation as of January 1, 2019. The...

South Korea’s Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. plans to add truck tire capacity at its 11-year-old passenger tire factory in Rácalmás, Hungary....

According to the 2018 J.D. Power U.S. Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study, overall customer satisfaction with original...

Maxxis International has launched its first tire manufacturing plant in India. The facility was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister...

Saudi Arabian National Tire Co. is in the final stages of awarding the construction of its $1.2 billion tire production plant to an EPC...

Pirelli & C. S.p.A. aims to further increase sales of high-value tires, under a growth plan detailed in the company’s annual results...

A little more than two years after it confirmed plans to re-enter the farm tire market, Continental A.G. has launched its first two...

Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. plans to build a fourth factory in China, an $875 million project in Hubei Province, and continues to...

China’s Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. has agreed to become the engineering/procurement/construction (EPC) and non-EPC contractor for...

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has launched the latest in its series of Loctite rubber adhesives, dubbed Loctite SI 5930 FIT, for in-tire...

Bridgestone has announced a new Global Sustainable Procurement Policy to help identify and evaluate qualified suppliers, promote best...

Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) officially opened its specialty tire manufacturing plant in Badalgama, Sri Lanka on Jan. 25,...

According to the recent ETRMA report, the overall performance of the tire industry in 2017 is generally stable with the exception of...

Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. Ltd. is planning to boost capital investment at its Maxxis Rubber India Pvt. Ltd. and P.T. Maxxis...

Eastman Chemical Co. has unveiled a new insoluble sulfur that it said will help tire manufacturers improve the productivity of their...

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will expand production capacity for OTR tires by adding new facilities at ATC Tires Pvt. Ltd., the Indian...

Magna Tyres Group has announced the start of the production of Magna Tyres at the OBO Tyre factory in Hardenberg, The Netherlands. “Our...

National Tire Co., a company owned by a member of the Saudi royal family, is planning to build a $1 billion tire plant in Jubail, an...