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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…

Malaysian rubber exports in March down

Added: 13 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian natural rubber exports in March declined 3,981 tonnes…

Carlos Ghosn elected ACEA President

Added: 13 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels – The Board of Directors of the European Automobile Manufacturers' As…

Lanxess rebrands butyl rubber range

Added: 13 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Cologne, Germany / Singapore – Lanxess has completely rebranded its butyl rubb…

Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at Reifen Essen 2014

Added: 13 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber will be at Reifen 2014, in Essen, Germany, 27-30 May. …

Silicone biting back at mosquitoes

Added: 13 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Pamplona, Spain – Researchers from the University of Navarra in Spain are work…

Toyoda Gosei to install new plant in east Japan

Added: 13 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kurihara, Japan – TG East Japan Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Japanese automotive…

Dunlop to celebrate motorsport milestone at Britcar 1000km

Added: 12 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Birmingham, UK – Dunlop will celebrate 125 years of global motorsport “promine…

Braskem records net revenue growth in Q1 2014

Added: 12 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Sao Paulo, Brazil − Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem recorded net reven…