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Toyo reports record half-year earnings
Added: 13 Aug 2014
(Tire Business report)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported record operating and net …
Federal to bring football legend to Moscow auto show
Added: 13 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Moscow, Russia – Federal Tyres, the official tire partner of Manchester United…
Kumho unveils new European test centre
Added: 13 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Sutton, UK - Kumho’s European Technical Centre (KETC) has established a new ti…
Hankook to open R&D office in Spain
Added: 13 Aug 2014
(Tire Business report)
Tarragona, Spain – Hankook Tire Co. Inc. and Spain’s Applus+IDIADA, an indepe…
ERJ Top Five: Rubber Technology
Added: 12 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
TARRC ... Lanxess ... Dalian Rubber & Plastics Machinery ... J-Flex Rubber ..…
Power up in profit for JK Tyre
Added: 12 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi – Indian tire manufacturer JK Tyre & Industries reported a first qua…
ContiTech eyes end of year for completion of Veyance purchase
Added: 12 Aug 2014
(Rubber News report)
Fairlawn, Ohio – The acquisition of Veyance Technologies by ContiTech AG is pro…
Air loss risk compels Conti to launch tire exchange programme
Added: 12 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Continental announced a voluntary tire exchange programme c…
ERJ Top Five: Racing Rubber
Added: 12 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore GP ... Pirelli ... DMACK ... GT Radial ... Avon Tyres ...
1. Tire str…
ERJ Top Five: Tire Supply News
Added: 12 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Pirelli ... Michelin ... Toyo Tires ... Sumitomo Rubber Industries ... Yokoham…
Rise in revenue for Apollo Tyres
Added: 11 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres announced an increase of 18% in revenue for its…
LCY halts blast-hit operation, rebuffs Kraton claim
Added: 11 Aug 2014
Jane Ho, ERJ China correspondent
Kaohsiung, Taiwan - LCY Chemical suspended the operation of its Das…
ERJ Top Five: Racing Rubber
Added: 11 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Smithers Rapra ... Yokohama Rubber ... Linglong ... Kumho ... Michelin
1. US ru…
Asia slows Bridgestone as sales nudge up
Added: 11 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has reported a 2.6-percent increase in net sales to …
WheelRight tire-monitor technology attracts investment
Added: 11 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Private equity firm Calculus Capital has invested £2.5 million (€3.1 …
Russian troubles knock Nokian
Added: 11 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP) 
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres reported a net sales drop of 9.4% in its first-…
Survey: Majority in Britain support fracking
Added: 11 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - More than three times as many people in the UK support shale-gas prod…
Update - VMI: Chinese raid factory accused of patent infringement
Added: 11 Aug 2014
(Rubber News report)
Akron, Ohio – Chinese law enforcement officials have raided a Chinese factory, …
Tires take Yokohama to record sales and earnings
Added: 8 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has posted a 23.8-percent, year-on-year incre…
Recovering markets, lower material costs lift Sumitomo Rubber
Added: 8 Aug 2014
(Tire Business report)
Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) reported double-digit inc…
