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Sales and earnings up at Yokohama Rubber in Q1 2014
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced on 9 May that its sales and e…

Marangoni to exhibit at Reifen Essen 2014
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Rovereto, Italy – The Marangoni Group will be taking part in the Reifen Essen …

Freudenberg reports record sales in China
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Beijing – The Freudenberg Group in China said it achieved another record-break…

Cabot plans service centre in Latvia
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (RN)
Boston – Cabot Corp. plans to open a new Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)…

Pssst - Your tire's calling, time for a change
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Regensburg, Germany – If research being carried out by Continental AG pans out…

Korean tire manufacturers see decent progress in Q1 2014
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul, South Korea – Korean tire manufacturers posted solid first-quarter perf…

Asian rubber producers lack funds for price support
Added: 9 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore – The world's biggest rubber producing region has insufficient funds…

Lanxess begins three-year revamp to regain lost clients
Added: 8 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess CEO Matthias Zachert, five weeks into the role, sai…

Brenntag profit boost in Q1 2014
Added: 8 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany − Brenntag, the chemical distribution company, sa…

Pirelli net profit up 26 percent in Q1 2014
Added: 8 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – The Board of Directors of Pirelli & C. SpA reviewed and approve…

Light touch with Trelleborg's new agricultural tire
Added: 8 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg launched a new campaign, ‘Trelleborg. Five hun…

Nokian Tyres sees drop in sales value in Q1 2014
Added: 8 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokian, Finland – Nokian Tyres said its net sales and operating profit decreas…

Wacker posts "significant sales and earnings growth" in Q1 2014
Added: 7 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG generated both year-on-year and quarter-on-…

MESNAC Americas joins American Chemical Society Rubber Division
Added: 7 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – MESNAC Americas Co Ltd recently was accepted as a full corporate…

Indonesia's Gajah Tunggal Q1 2014 sales increase
Added: 7 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Jakarta, Indonesia – Tire manufacturer Gajah Tunggal said its net sales increa…

STARCO expands FLT tire production capabilities
Added: 7 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Galten, Denmark – Danish tire manufacturer STARCO said that that after just ov…

Nynas new regional director focuses on growth in the Americas
Added: 7 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stockholm, Sweden – Nynas AB has appointed Ana Cura as its regional director N…

IOM3 awards Hancock Medal to industry veteran
Added: 7 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) announced its …

Pirelli expects high-energy Spanish GP
Added: 6 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Formula One returns to Europe this week for what Pirelli sees t…

Kenya's Sameer completes deal with Chinese manufacturer
Added: 6 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nairobi, Kenya – Sameer Africa has inked a lucrative franchise deal with a “le…