Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) has made two personnel appointments: John Ruddy has been named the European OTR tire sales director, and Mark Turner has been named European agriculture tire sales director.
The ETRMA has called on the European Union to provide "clear guidelines on traceability" for the natural rubber industry following a provisional vote on the draft deforestation regulation.
Top European tire makers, including France’s Michelin and Germany’s Continental AG, are sourcing rubber from agribusinesses implicated in deforestation and undermining land rights in western and central Africa, a report by the non-profit Global Witness found. Rubber is used to manufacture everything from shoes to condoms, but three-quarters of the world’s natural rubber ends up […]
Aftermarket shipments of most tire types throughout Europe were up comfortably in the first quarter, but the pace of growth slowed in March due to uncertainties arising from the war in Ukraine.