Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has held an opening ceremony for its new passenger car tire plant in Hangzhou, marking the group's first facility completed under the “1-year plant” strategy.

Cairo – Prometeon Tyre Group is planning a major expansion of its Egyptian operations, with a proposed $400-million (€345 million) investment to raise output and upgrade its existing plant in Amreya, ...

London –The K’s Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IoM3) Elastomer Group has set out its programme of activities for the coming year, including major technical meetings and support for three ...

Beijing – Shenma Industrial Co. has detailed plans for a major polyamide 66 (PA66) industrial yarn and dipped tire cord project in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Base, Ningxia, central China.

Mumbai, India – Tata Chemicals is preparing a significant expansion of its precipitated silica production capacity in India, with plans to add two new units in Cuddalore, in the southern state of ...

New Delhi – JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. has launched what it described as “India’s first embedded smart tires” for the passenger car segment, introducing in-tire sensors designed to monitor key ...

Dillingen/Saar, Germany – Pyrum Innovations AG has approved a capital increase of up to €21 million to support its expansion ...

NOK’S electronics business remained under pressure as segment first-half sales dropped 17.7% to Yen162.5 billion, while operating income fell 66.5% year-on-year to Yen2.1 billion. NOK linked the ...

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Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has concluded the personnel negotiations in Finland with the aim to improve financial performance and operational efficiency. Following the talks, the Finnish tire maker ...