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A particular target is port operations, “where fast loading times and short downtimes times are vital, [and] the new telematics system [can minimise] costly tire and vehicle damage,” the company said.

Continental CST unveils new telematics system for TMPS

Added: 10 Jun 2015

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), part of Continental AG, …

German tire market to grow at 7% for next 5 years

Added: 9 Jun 2015

Burnaby, Canada - Germany’s tire market is set to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over…

Shanghai retreat dents rubber price recovery

Shanghai retreat dents rubber price recovery

Added: 9 Jun 2015

London – A decline in forward market sentiment among Chinese buyers seems to have stymied hopes of …

Bridgestone Americas promotes three

Bridgestone Americas promotes three

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. has promoted Erik Seidel to vice president of sale…

Dow dismisses allegations against CEO

Dow dismisses allegations against CEO

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Midland, Michigan – Dow has dismissed reports by the Reuters news agency regarding investigations i…

IoM3 set to exit Carton House Terrace

IoM3 set to exit Carton House Terrace

Added: 8 Jun 2015

London - The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) is set to vacate its prestigious 1 …

China's Linglong starts TBR tire production at Thai plant

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Rayong, Thailand - Chinese tire maker Linglong's factory in Rayong, Thailand has started full opera…

Analysis: Sibur reverses SR production cuts

Analysis: Sibur reverses SR production cuts

Added: 8 Jun 2015

London - Petrochemicals major Sibur increased production of synthetic rubber in the first quarter o…

Analysis - Rise & fall of robotics in the moulding industry

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Article by Nigel Flowers, managing director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK, part of Demag Plastics Grou…

Shares Watch: Avon Rubber plc

Shares Watch: Avon Rubber plc

Added: 8 Jun 2015

Avon Rubber plc is expecting a strong second half to its financial year, but the supplier of techni…

DuPont declares share details of spin-off

DuPont declares share details of spin-off

Added: 7 Jun 2015

Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont’s board of directors has declared that the stock for its chemical spi…

Elastomers market to reach 39m tonnes by 2019

Elastomers market to reach 39m tonnes by 2019

Added: 7 Jun 2015

Wellesley, Massachusetts – The global elastomers market is on track to reach 39 million tonnes by 2…

Michelin targets Premier LTX at SUVs/CUVs

Michelin targets Premier LTX at SUVs/CUVs

Added: 7 Jun 2015

Greenville, South Carolina — Michelin North America Inc. has added a second line – the LTX for CUVs…

Sid Richardson to build first plant outside US

Sid Richardson to build first plant outside US

Added: 7 Jun 2015

Fort Worth, Texas – Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Co. is planning to add another carbon black pl…

First Bus has extended a fleet agreement with Bridgestone for the supply of a range of premium tires  in different UK regions, predominantly Yorkshire and the south west. The deal covers around 40 percent of the overall the operator’s fleet. Caption: Bridgestone’s field operations business manager Justin Mason and First Bus head of engineering improvements Ian Robinson look on as Bridgestone’s commercial sales director Greg Ward (front left) agrees a new fleet deal with First Bus’s procurement manager Andrea Clegg and technical projects manager James Blackshaw.

ERJ Tire Tracker - May-June 2015

Added: 7 Jun 2015

Business, contract and marketing news from the international tire manufacturing and supply sector:

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Michelin, TVS Srichakra to make bias motorcycle tires in India

Added: 6 Jun 2015

Chennai, India - French Group Michelin has signed an agreement with TVS Group company TVS Srichakra…

ERJ Archives: Rubber motorwheel covers 12,000 miles

ERJ Archives: Rubber motorwheel covers 12,000 miles

Added: 6 Jun 2015

This picture was published in our archive edition of 17 Oct 1931 with the caption reading: "The ver…

Auto success drives Freundenberg-NOK expansion in US

Auto success drives Freundenberg-NOK expansion in US

Added: 5 Jun 2015

Findlay, Ohio — Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies will invest about $8.6 million (€7.77 million)…

DKT  - DuPont to debut highest heat resistant AEM elastomers

DKT  - DuPont to debut highest heat resistant AEM elastomers

Added: 5 Jun 2015

Geneva, Switzerland – At DKT/IRC 2015, DuPont Performance Polymers (DPP) will reveal key properties…

“We have signed NDAs with several vertically integrated oil companies for our Malaysia plant,” said Zakharov. ”These companies do not supply us at the moment.”

Interview: Orgkhim in expansion mode

Added: 4 Jun 2015

London - Russian company Orgkhim Biochemical Holdings is moving to expand its global market positio…