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World ploughing champ wins on Continental tyres

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Prague -- Austrian champion Christian Lanz drove a New Holland tractor mount…

Yokohama Rubber makes senior management changes

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has informally decided to make a number of c…

Gasket and seals report published

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

San Jose, California -- Global Industry Analyst has published a report calle…

5th Reifen China to take place in Shanghai

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Shanghai -- The fifth Reifen China event is to take place on 22-24 November 2…

Report questions road users on winter tyres

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

London - A government report into the harsh weather conditions in winter 2010…

JSR re-starts Kashima EPDM line

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kashima, Japan -- JSR Corp said it is re-starting the EPDM line at its Kashima…

U.S. may name styrene monomer as a carcinogen

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- The U.S. National Toxicology Programme has placed styrene mon…

Japanese production of BR, SBR back to 2010 levels

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Japan's production of SBR and BR jumped in April, and output is now h…

Michelin's Indian truck plant to make 300 000 units initially - report

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Berlin, Germany -- Indian newspapers are reporting that Michelin's new truck t…

Tokai Rubber to attack European market through new office in Wolfsburg

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Toko -- Tokai Rubber is openeing a representative office in Wolfsburg, Germany…

Bridgestone modifies 'green' mission statement

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone group, on behalf of all its subsidiariies, has declared a…

Michelin's launches next-generation green tyre

Added: 20 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Berlin, Germany -- Michelin has used its Challenge Bibendum event to launch th…

Lanxess demonstrates bio-butyl

Added: 20 May 2011

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Berlin, Germany -- Lanxess has made trial quantities of bio-sourced butyl r…

1.6mm in tread depth is enough, says Michelin

Added: 19 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Berlin, Germany -- Michelin has carried out research in conjunction with Dresd…

Michelin truck tyre can carry 11% more weight

Added: 19 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Berlin, Germany -- Michelin has developed a truck tyre in size 385 / 60 R22.5 …

Michelin to launch puncture-proof innerliner

Added: 19 May 2011

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Berlin -- Michelin has developed and patented a puncture-proof innerliner f…

Michelin's sustainable mobility event kicks off in Berlin

Added: 19 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Berlin - The eleventh Michelin Challenge Bibendum, a global summit on sustain…

Saab aims to restart output next week as talks with suppliers begin

Added: 19 May 2011

ERJ staff report (AN)

Stockholm (Bloomberg) -- Saab Automobile, the Swedish auto maker that halted p…

Lanxess to relocate to Cologne

Added: 19 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Leverkusen - Speciality chemicals group Lanxess has found a new home in Colog…

Hankook hold groundbreaking ceremony for 3rd China plant

Added: 19 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Seoul -- Hankook Tire held the groundbreaking ceremony for its third Chinese …