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Pirelli supersoft tires make Monaco GP debut

Added: 19 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Milan, Italy – Pirelli’s P Zero Red supersoft tires make their 2014 debut at t…

Techy SABIC planning world's first oil-to-chemicals complex

Added: 19 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Riyadh – SABIC is studying a plan to construct the world’s first oil-to-chemic…

Apollo to build €500m plant in Europe

Added: 16 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TB)

Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd.’s board of directors has approved an invest…

Brazil to compensate rubber workers from WW2

Added: 16 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brasilia – The Brazilian Congress has approved a plan to compensate workers se…

Evonik inaugurates new building for applied technology

Added: 16 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Wesseling, Germany – Evonik Industries inaugurated a new building to house pre…

Bridgestone to debut agri tire at Reifen Essen

Added: 16 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels – Bridgestone will debut its first premium agricultural tire at this …

Wacker "back on track for growth" in 2014

Added: 16 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Munich, Germany – Following a “solid” first quarter, Wacker Chemie AG anticipa…

Pirelli puts 2015 prototype tires through their paces

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Barcelona, Spain – Pirelli said the second in-season test of the year took pla…

Bridgestone Spanish plant scoops sustainability award

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Burgos, Spain – Bridgestone’s Burgos plant won the “Ciudad de Burgos” award in…

Pakistan's General Tyre fears 'total destruction of local industry'

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Karachi – General Tyre and Rubber Company of Pakistan Limited (GTR) said it is…

India's rubber imports up in April

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

New Delhi – Domestic production and consumption of natural rubber dropped duri…

Final sprint in ContiTech photo competition

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hanover, Germany – The “final sprint” in ContiTech's photo competition is on, …

Bekaert reports strong volume growth, offset by currency impact

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kortrijk, Belgium – Bekaert reports a strong start to the year with a solid vo…

Taiwan's Kenda Rubber hit by Vietnam riots

Added: 15 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Taipei – Taiwanese tire maker Kenda Rubber Industrial Co Ltd said it will resu…

Michelin buys into fuel-cell maker

Added: 14 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TB)

Paris – Michelin has acquired a significant minority ownership stake in Symbio…

Smart tires and breathable cars could be future of F1

Added: 14 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Atlanta, US / Norfolk, UK – Burn energy drink and Lotus F1 Team have combined …

DMACK in finals of China business awards

Added: 14 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Cumbria, UK – British independent tire manufacturer DMACK has made the final o…

Pay deal at Conti SA tire plant to cost jobs

Added: 14 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Johannesburg, South Africa – The almost four-week strike at the Port Elizabeth…

Bridgestone to invest in Italian tire plant

Added: 14 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Bari, Italy – Bridgestone Corp. has signed a deal with Italy’s inward investme…

Trelleborg treads on tire uncertainty at CeMAT 2014

Added: 14 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems launched its Pit Stop Line “inno…