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Quality issues hamper Chinese tire makers in Europe
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – Chinese tire manufacturers still have to overcome issues rela…
BRV: Tire rules to improve safety as well as environment
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – The safety implications of EU regulations requiring tire labe…
Dunlop factory closure 'day of shame' says British politician
Added: 2 Jun 2014
(BBC report)
Birmingham, UK – Manufacture of Dunlop tires in Birmingham ended after more than a cent…
Wacker increases dispersible polymer powders production capacity
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich and Burghausen, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its production …
Nokian expands Noktop 86 tire size range
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokian, Finland – Nokian Heavy Tyres is introducing a wider selection of tire …
Toyo makes executive changes
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber has named Tomoshige “Tomo” Mizutani presiden…
Yokohama Rubber and Kumho sign cooperative R&D agreement
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced on 31 May it signed a coopera…
Atturo launches run-flat SUV tire line
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Essen, Germany – Atturo Tire Corp. is bringing to market an affordable run-fla…
Bridgestone expert puts the heat on rolling resistance
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Manchester, UK - Up to around 20 percent of the fuel used by a vehicle is acco…
Internet leaves tire traders under pressure
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – Internet buying is having a profound impact on the tire marke…
Fenner prospects wane on set-backs in US, Australia
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – Fenner plc has warned that its conveyor belts business is now expecti…
Bridgestone snaps up SIR20; high inventory hits prices
Added: 30 May 2014
(Reuters report)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp bought Indonesian rubber this week and few cargoes of Mala…
Sinopec raises East China ex-works butadiene price by Yuan 100/mt
Added: 30 May 2014
(Platts report)
Beijing – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) today raised its ex-works buta…
Pirelli president hits back at F1 criticism
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli president Marco Tronchetti Provera has responded to neg…
Yokohama Rubber wins Nigerian tire award
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Lagos – Yokohama Rubber is the winner of the ‘New Tyre Brand of the Year’ awar…
IRSG launches Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (RN)
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) launched its Sustainab…
Freudenberg welcomes new member of board
Added: 30 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weinheim, Germany – Dr. Tilman Krauch is to join the Freudenberg SE board of …
Asian rubber farmers switch crops as prices dive
Added: 30 May 2014
(Reuters report)
Singapore / Kuala Lumpur – A slump in natural rubber prices to multi-year lows is s…
Goodyear to build new tire plant in the Americas
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said it plans to invest…
Federal to build second plant in Taiwan
Added: 29 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Essen, Germany – Taiwan tire maker Federal Corp. has secured land in Taoyuan, …
