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Conti launches new Hybrid tire range
Added: 3 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Continental has launched a new tire family – the Conti Hybr…
'Days of Technology' at Maplan
Added: 3 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Ternitz, Austria – Maplan, the manufacturer of elastomer injection moulding ma…
MRB wins gold and silver at ITEX 2014
Added: 3 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) secured gold and silver medals…
Mitas Sport Force tire hailed 'Best Buy'
Added: 3 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Prague – Mitas Sport Force has been selected as ‘Best Buy’ in a tire test orga…
Reifen attendance up 5% vs. 2012
Added: 3 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Essen, Germany – Attendance at this year’s Reifen Trade Fair was up about five…
Apollo Tyres 'picks Hungary for new manufacturing plant'
Added: 2 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bratislava – Apollo Tyres has picked Hungary for its new manufacturing plant, …
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…
