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Apollo Tyres looks to Qatar growth boom
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Doha, Qatar – Apollo Tyres announced its entry into the growing Qatar market a…

US Automotive Hall of Fame announces 2014 inductees
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dearborn, Michigan – The Automotive Hall of Fame announced the four individual…

Indian state government launches rubber procurement drive
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kerala, India – The Kerala government in southwest India has formally launched…

Pirelli sponsors 2014 Spanish and Hungarian Grands Prix
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli announced it will sponsor the Formula 1 Grands Prix in …

Yokohama Europe acquires motorsports unit
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Düsseldorf, Germany – Yokohama Europe GmbH, the European head office for the J…

Reebok running shoes inspired by tires
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mumbai, India – Reebok India unveiled its ZQUICK running shoes – inspired by t…

Hankook Tyre UK mourns death of sales director
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Daventry, UK – Hankook Tyre UK announced the death of Barrie Horrocks, its UK …

New Michelin tires 'help truck and coach fleets save more fuel'
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin is expanding its most fuel-efficient range of co…

IISRP launches life cycle assessment project
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Houston, Texas – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (II…

Asahi Kasei to close Japanese petchem plants
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Japan’s Asahi Kasei will close several domestic petrochemicals plants,…

Continental premieres WinterContact TS 850 at Geneva Motor Show
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany / Geneva, Switzerland – Continental will debut its WinterCont…

DMACK and Tänak up for Mexican fiesta
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cumbria, UK – British independent tire manufacturer DMACK is aiming to conquer…

Sumitomo eyes continued growth in 2014
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) is projecting six-percent …

Dunlop reveals tires that can 'talk' to car
Added: 4 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Geneva, Switzerland – Goodyear Dunlop have unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 2…

Pyrolysis emphasis for ETRA conference
Added: 3 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels – The European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) has announced the th…

Pelmar distributing Tyrec's recycled rubber powder
Added: 3 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ramat Hasharon, Israel – Pelmar Engineering Ltd. has been appointed by Tyrec L…

Global latex mattress market set to grow at 15 percent 2014-2018
Added: 3 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Analyst TechNavio expects the Global Latex Mattress market to grow at…

Pirelli announces tire choice for first four F1 Grands Prix
Added: 3 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bahrain – At the end of its third and final Formula 1 pre-season test, held in…

Complaints against Cambodia rubber firm assessed by World Bank
Added: 28 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Washington DC – The World Bank’s ombudsman office says it will assess a compla…

Falken tire gets Auto Zeitung approval
Added: 28 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Offenbach am Main, Germany – Falken’s Azenis FK453 landed among the top three …