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Sumitomo opens synthetic rubber plant in Singapore
Added: 10 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Japanese-based Sumitomo Chemical has opened its first solution-sty…

WW2 bomber tire surfaces after 74 watery years
Added: 10 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Haywards Heath, UK – A two-metre diameter tire from a Vickers Wellington N2767…

Yokohama Rubber announces new winter tire for Europe
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced last week that it would begin…

Nexen Tire mulls Czech plant
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul, South Korea – Nexen Tire said last week it is reviewing various options…

Winning over wetness with Yokohama Rubber's BluEarth-A
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced last week it will launch a ne…

ExxonMobil to expand Singapore plant
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Singapore – ExxonMobil Corp. will build facilities to manufacture halobutyl r…

Malaysian rubber industry to 'remain resilient'
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian rubber industry is expected to remain resilient t…

ContiTech DaeWon invests in South Korean site
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cheonan, South Korea – The joint venture ContiTech DaeWon Air Springs Ltd. is …

Evonik says fiscal 2013 'solid'
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries released its key financial data last week a…

Toyo Tires joins TyreSafe
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essex, UK − Toyo Tires has become the latest tire manufacturer to join UK camp…

Pirelli and F1 teams agree tire test schedule
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli and the 11 Formula One teams, with the approval of the …

Blast hits rubber plant in Russia
Added: 7 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Omsk, Russia – Emergency officials in Russia said that an explosion took place…

Linglong opens Thai tire plant
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rayong, Thailand – China's Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd. has commissioned pr…

Apollo Tyres unveils Apterra H/P
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Geneva, Switzerland – Apollo introduced its Apterra H/P, a high performance on…

Truck tire self-inflates when its pressure drops
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
San Mateo County, California – Aperia Technologies has created an ingenious sy…

Continental shows 'strength' in fiscal 2013
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover / Frankfurt, Germany – Continental released its 2013 figures on 6 Marc…

Goodyear 'continues to build' on the European tire label
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Geneva, Switzerland – Goodyear is showcasing a selection of its SUV tires at t…

New Chairman of the Board of Management for Lanxess
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess said Matthias Zachert, currently Chief Financial Of…

Orgkhim sponsors Russian rubber conference
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Rubber chemicals supplier Orgkhim Biochemical Holdin…

Yokohama Rubber release new 'iceGUARD' studded tire
Added: 6 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced on 5 March that it will intro…