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Michelin Appoints Maude Portigliatti as EVP, High Tech Materials
June 17, 2021
Michelin has appointed Maude Portigliatti as Executive Vice President at its High Tech Materials department, effective from 1 July 2021. She will be succeeding Sonia Artinian-Fredou, who served the role for the last six years. Portigliatti previously ser
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Bridgestone Invests In Autonomous Long-Haul Trucking Technology Company
June 17, 2021
Bridgestone announced its investment in Kodiak Robotics, a leading US-based self-driving trucking company. The partnership will help Bridgestone integrate its smart-sensing tyre technology and fleet solution into Kodiak’s autonomous trucks. As part of
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Pirelli To Conduct Vaccination Drive For Employees And Their Families
June 16, 2021
Pirelli will begin its vaccination drive at the company’s Milan, Bollate and Settimo Torinese sites in Italy to inoculate around 3,000 of its employees and their dependents on 16 June 2021. The move comes after the tyre manufacturer indicated its willin
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COVER YOUR ‘ANALYSE RISK SAFETY’ EVERY TIME, NEVER ASSuMe!
June 16, 2021
For any enterprise involved in on road operations there are quite a number of risks and always a degree of risk. How to mitigate the risk potential is always a challenge and in some larger businesses involving a dedicated risk manager. Many trucking
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Social distancing: The hidden side
June 16, 2021
The Plastics and Rubber Institute of Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lanka Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Rubber Products, together with the assistance of the Export Development Board, conducted a two- day virtual workshop on Advanced Technology/Sma
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Silver linings in dark clouds
June 16, 2021
However, as is evident now, we were caught unawares. Mutated strain of the virus took India in its stride as we were yet to work out a robust vaccination strategy. To curb the spread and manage the health emergency getting out of control in view of paucit
