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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…

Global tire pick-up tipped to lift Cabot shares
Added: 23 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Investment and finance company KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. has given a positi…

Carbon black shortage by 2016, warns US boss
Added: 23 May 2014
Tire Business report
Hilton Head, South Carolina - The US tire industry will start seeing shortages …

Wacker rejigs silicones distribution in CEE
Added: 23 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has replaced Brenntag CEE as distributor fo…

Müller, AKRO develop lighter TPE/polyamide components
Added: 23 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Lichtenfels, Germany - Müller Kunststoffe, the German arm of the Hexpol TPE gr…

Six of one Engel medical moulding event for Europe
Added: 23 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Injection moulding machine maker Engel has launched its med.con 2014 medical t…

Zachert prepares Lanxess for tough times ahead
Added: 22 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess is facing a difficult time over the next three year…

CO2 elastomers from new Novomer polyols
Added: 22 May 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Waltham, Massachusetts – Elastomers employing carbon dioxide (CO2) as a monome…