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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 …