Seoul - Hankook & Co., the parent group of Hankook Tire & Technology, has announced plans to double tire and battery production at its manufacturing site in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Brussels – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is “deeply concerned” by the US move to impose tariffs on the imports of cars and automotive parts into the country.

The announcement follows media reports that Pirelli has asked its key stakeholder Sinochem to reduce its stake in the Italian tire company. Chinese group Sinochem is currently Pirelli’s largest ...

The American Tire Works (ATW) project involving Finnish firm Black Donuts Engineering will have a capacity to produce 4.3 million of passenger car tires, a 24 March presentation shows. Salina Economic ...

Hanover, Germany – Michelin has launched a pilot project to create digital product passports (DPPs) for tires ahead of the European eco-design regulation adopted in July 2024.

Chumphon, Thailand – Linglong Tire has opened its first overseas 'training centre' in Thailand in partnership with Sanguan Yangyont Chumphon Co. Ltd. The facility will support the group’s training and ...

Tokyo – Eneos Materials Corp. is studying the suspension of production of synthetic resins at its Jushi plant in Japan, due ...

Over recent years, SPC has enhanced the capabilities of its UK facilities, including a £1.2-million investment in a fully automated chemical weighing system. The latest investment is part of a broader ...

Osnabruck, Germany – German wheel and castor manufacturer Raeder-Vogel has developed a 'new generation' of anti-static elastommer wheels, based on Huntsman polyurethanes.

Leverkusen, Germany – LyondellBasell and Covestro have decided to permanently close the propylene oxide / styrene monomer (POSM) production unit (PO11) at their joint venture Maasvlakte site in The ...

Nashville, Tennessee – Hankook Tire is on track with a €1.6-billion project to increase production capacity for passenger car and light truck (PC/LT) and truck & bus radial tires at its US plant in ...

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