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ZF, Honda form technical partnership

Added: 29 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Friedrichshafen, Germany / Santa Clarita, California – Automotive supplier ZF …

Vipal presents two new tire treads at Reifen

Added: 29 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Essen, Germany – Brazilian firm Vipal Rubber is showcasing two new tire treads…

Eni approves new organisational structure

Added: 29 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Rome – Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni announced a new organisat…

Mitas selected as OEM supplier for TM Racing

Added: 29 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Prague – Mitas has been chosen by TM Racing as an OEM tire supplier for motocr…

Michelin to become MotoGP tire supplier in 2016

Added: 29 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Clermont-Ferrand, France − Dorna Sports, promoter and organiser of the MotoGP …

Yokohama Rubber uses donations for east Japan disaster recovery

Added: 29 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber said on 28 May it will use some five million yen (€36,…

Lanxess says ex-CEO agreed to forgo $12.6m

Added: 28 May 2014

(Bloomberg News report)

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG’s former CEO agreed to forgo $12.6m (€9.2m) in…

Pirelli presents new Novatread range at Reifen

Added: 28 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Essen, Germany – Pirelli is showcasing its latest Series:01 and a new range of…

Bridgestone debuts new Firestone truck tires at Reifen

Added: 28 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Essen, Germany – Bridgestone is for the first time presenting its new Fireston…

Metso rejects new approach from Weir

Added: 28 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Helsinki, Finland – Metso’s Board of Directors decided to reject a revised pro…

Yulex hires new staff and expands to San Diego

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

San Diego, California – Yulex Corporation, a biomaterials company, announced l…

Ambitious Apollo to decide soon on European plant location

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Essen, Germany – Apollo Tyres will decide on a location for a new manufacturin…

Yokohama nets top innovation award at Reifen 2014

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Essen, Germany – Technology developed by Yokohama Corp. to visually represent …

Trade shows Reifen, Automechanika in global link-up

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Essen, Germany – The Reifen tire industry trade fair will in future be run und…

New president and CEO for Nokian Tyres

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Nokian, Finland – The Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres has appointed Ari Leh…

Alonso says Pirelli's F1 tires are too hard

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Monaco – Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has criticised Formula 1's tires, repo…

Maxxis presents Energtra MEco3 at Essen

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Essen, Germany – Maxxis launches its Energtra MEco3 tire at this week’s Reifen…

Bridgestone Europe launches new website

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has launched a new commercial website this week …

Update: Tokai Rubber plans name change

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Komaki, Japan – Tokai Rubber Industries said it plans to change the company na…

German cartel office clears Continental takeover of Veyance

Added: 27 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Frankfurt, Germany – The German cartel office announced today that it has clea…