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Conti gets Porsche Macan approval

Added: 15 Apr 2014

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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

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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

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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…