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Cooper bounces back from 2013 lows, considering investment in Asia
Added: 24 Feb 2015
Findlay, Ohio—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. experienced increased net income for the full year and fourt…

US absent again from global tire standards talks
Added: 24 Feb 2015
Brussels – US representatives failed to show up at a working committee meeting forthe harmonisation…

New Michelin tires fit for JCB
Added: 24 Feb 2015
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – JCB has agreed an “international deal” with Michelin to fit its new BibLoad H…

Cooper targets “big year” in Europe
Added: 24 Feb 2015
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. aims to improve its business performance helped by new pro…

Goodyear to pay $16m to settle SEC bribery charges
Added: 24 Feb 2015
Washington — Goodyear has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges from the US Securit…

Bridgestone makes leadership changes
Added: 23 Feb 2015
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corporation has announced that its board of directors has approved the appointm…

Automechanika Kiev 2015 cancelled
Added: 23 Feb 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – Event organiser Automechanika has announced that the premier of its show in Ki…

Analyst: Questions over US tariffs on China
Added: 22 Feb 2015
Cologne, Germany – The recent imposition of tariffs on Chinese tire imports is likely to be of only…

C black recoverer Pyrolyx expands into US
Added: 20 Feb 2015
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG, which specialises in the recovery of carbon black from scrap tires, …

Tocom rubber futures strengthen
Added: 20 Feb 2015
Tokyo – In the day-session trading, on 20 Feb, February prices for natural rubber closed at Yen220.…

Auto makers rethink spare tire issue
Added: 20 Feb 2015
Detroit, Michigan — The spare tire has been squeezed out of many new vehicles, thanks to run-flat t…

Alliance Tire Group changes business structure, management
Added: 20 Feb 2015
Mumbai, India – Alliance Tire Group (ATG) is putting in place a new business unit structure with No…

Orion appoints new carbon black leader
Added: 20 Feb 2015
Luxembourg – Orion Engineered Carbons SA has appointed Mark Leigh as its senior vice president, rub…

ERJ Survey - Suppliers shut out from vehicle/tire development projects?
Added: 19 Feb 2015
A senior Audi engineer has called for suppliers to major tire makers to be brought into discussions…

ERJ Top 10 News Stories of the Week
Added: 19 Feb 2015
Lanxess confirms talks to sell stake in rubber unit
Lanxess AG is in talks with potential partners f…

Goodyear posts record earnings but decreased sales for 2014
Added: 19 Feb 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear’s sales fell 7.2 percent for 2014 and 8.3 percent for the fourth quarter, th…

BMW fits Michelin tires on new top-end models
Added: 19 Feb 2015
Paris – BMW has selected Michelin’s Pilot Super Sport tire as the sole 21-inch fitment for its new …

Tire labelling jamming test laboratories
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Cologne, Germany – Tire labelling is placing increasing strain on the capacity of test laboratories…

Sibur launches construction of major petchem project
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Tobolsk, Russia – Russian petrochemical company Sibur announced on 17 Feb that it has started the c…

Apollo closes South Africa tire plant
Added: 18 Feb 2015
Gurgaon, India—Apollo Tyres Ltd has closed its truck and OTR tire plant in Durban, South Africa, ci…