The EU watchdog said products related to the inspections were new replacement tires for passenger cars, vans, trucks and buses sold in the European Economic Area comprising EU countries, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

It said the raided companies may have breached EU rules against cartels.

Continental has officially opened a fully automated high-bay warehouse at the tire production plant in Otrokovice, Czech Republic. It has a storage capacity of more than 930,000 tires. With the facility, the premium tire manufacturer is centralizing its warehouses in the area of Otrokovice. As a result, Continental’s logistics processes could be further optimized while lowering CO2 emissions of its operations.

Yokohama Tire has added California State Parks Foundation to its expanding list of environmental-related partnerships. Yokohama is also working with Tread Lightly! and Surfrider North Orange County on several projects to protect and maintain the ecosystem, from the desert to the ocean.

Sumitomo Rubber North America, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., announced the promotion of Cliff Stewart to Director of Commercial Truck Tires.

Stewart has over 22 years of experience in the automotive industry, holding positions in business development, marketing, and sales & purchasing. He has spent 18 of those years in the tire industry, including the past eight years with SRNA.

The Global Automotive Silicone Market Size to Grow from USD 2.7 Billion in 2022 to USD 3.9 Billion by 2032, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate CAGR of 8.1% during the forecast period according to Spherical Insights & Consulting.

CalTech researchers have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely used chemicals known as siloxanes, or silicones. The discovery is a first step toward rendering the chemicals, which can linger in the environment, biodegradable