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Conti gets Porsche Macan approval
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Porsche will use Continental tires for its new compact SUV …

Flawless debut for Falken driver Imperatori
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nürburgring, Germany – The Falken Motorsports team celebrated a successful pre…

Freudenberg hails 2013 as its greatest success
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weinheim, Germany – In the 165th year of its history, Freudenberg said it was …

ITMA technical partner expands test and development capability
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essex, UK – The Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA) technical part…

Toyo Tires sponsors Italian soccer giants
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Osaka, Japan / Milan, Italy – Japanese firm Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. said …

European tire makers report strong sales growth
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Brussels – Tire makers have seen double-digit growth in almost all European ma…

Momentive Performance Materials gets $430m in fight for survival
Added: 15 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Waterford, NY – Momentive Performance Materials (MPM), the US silicones produc…

Marangoni offers new vehicle geolocation for retreading business
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Rovereto, Italy − Marangoni Commercial & Industrial Tyres announced that all i…

Pirelli says strategy to hold sway in Chinese GP
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli says this week’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai will be…

Evonik teams up with University of Tokyo
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries and the University of Tokyo plan to work to…

Nokian launches "world's first tractor tire with siping"
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokian, Finland – Nokian Heavy Tyres is introducing a new winter contracting t…

Chinese firm Sailun expands European team
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Solihull, UK – Sailun Europe, part of Chinese manufacturer Sailun Tyres, has a…

India's natural rubber imports surge 49.3 percent
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Karachi, Pakistan – India's natural rubber imports jumped 49.3 percent to a re…

Zeon starts full-scale SSBR production at Singapore
Added: 14 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Zeon Corporation has begun full-scale commercial production of sol…

Michelin's airless tire co-inventor honoured
Added: 11 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Greenville, South Carolina – The co-inventor of Michelin’s Tweel airless tire…

Buying part-worn tires often false economy, says insurer
Added: 11 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bournemouth, UK – 1.5m UK motorists have bought substandard second-hand tires …

Lanxess launches further price increases
Added: 11 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG is increasing prices for its ethylene-vinyl acet…

Elasto Proxy offers E-book on seal compound selection
Added: 10 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Boisbriand, Canada – Elasto Proxy, supplier of custom seals and speciality rub…

Saipem to extend Versalis' Ferrara plant
Added: 10 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
San Donato Milanese, Italy – Construction, engineering and project management …

Stretchable circuits for artificial skin
Added: 10 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Researchers have developed a rubber-based optical waveguide that could find us…