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Mercedes selects Falken tires as OE fitment for G-Class
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Offenbach am Main, Germany – Falken tires have been selected as OE fitment for the new Mercedes-Ben…
Yokohama claims biomass isoprene breakthrough
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has claimed to have developed “the world’s first technology” …
Goodyear will study tire materials in space
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear's next research project is out of this world.
The Akron-based tire maker disc…
Canadian firm to build tire pyrolysis facility
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Montreal, Quebec – Canadian cleantech company Ecolomondo Corp. is setting up a tire-recycling plant…
Hexpol gains in first half despite currency swings
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has registered growth in the first half of 2018, thanks to higher volumes…
Teknor Apex names new vice president for TPEs
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Pawtucket, Rhode Island - Teknor Apex Co. has appointed Sachin Sakhalkar to vice president for ther…
ChemChina names new chairman
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Beijing – China National Chemical Corporation Ltd. (ChemChina) has named Ning Gaoning to serve as i…
Goodyear highlights sustainability in CSR report
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has touted its continuous improvement action, includin…
Sumitomo develops software-based monitoring system
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Article published in ERJ's July/August 2018 issue
Vehicles of the future will require next-generati…
Currency impact hits Michelin first half results
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has reported a decline both in sales and operating incom…
TARRC celebrates 80th anniversary
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Brickendonbury, UK – The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) – the UK research and promotion ce…
Omsk Carbon to start up Mogilev plant in September
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Mogilev, Belarus – Russia's Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) is planning to start the first phase of its car…
Huf Group to form China JV on TPMS
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Velbert, Germany – German automotive supplier Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst signed a letter of intent in Jul…
Fuelling innovation
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Article published in ERJ's July/August 2018 issue
Much rubber development work is happening under t…
New technologies to zero in on vehicle safety and control
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Article published in ERJ's July/August 2018 issue
Tires will play a key role in eliminating road ac…
Artificial intelligence is the real game-changer
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Article published in ERJ's July/August 2018 issue
AI technologies are already here and will gain wi…
F1 to adopt 18-inch tires starting in 2021 season
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Paris – Formula 1 racing will move to 18-inch rim diameter tires and wheel, starting with the 2021 …
Trelleborg posts 15% growth in first half
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg AB has posted a strong first half with earnings (EBIT) up 15% at SE…
Bridgestone working on using AVs for tire tests
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. and Japanese automation and robotics company ZMP Inc. have launched a dev…
Lanxess names new UK boss
Added: 23 Jul 2018
Newbury, UK – Lanxess AG has named Jacques Perez as the new country representative in the UK and ma…
