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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 …

Pirelli ends old LTI plan without payments
Added: 28 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli’s Board of Directors decided to terminate, with effect …

Bekaert buys Pirelli steel cord activities
Added: 28 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA and Bekaert have signed an agreement for the s…

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres appoints EMEA sales manager
Added: 28 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has expanded its team with the appointm…

Car tires may purify wastewater in future
Added: 28 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Heinola, Finland – Rubber granulate made from end-of-life car tires may in fut…

Reaching of the 5,000 for Engel
Added: 27 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Schwertgerg, Austria – Engel Corp. recently marked the production of its 5,00…

Continental summer tire wins Auto Zeitung test
Added: 27 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – The ContiSportContact 5 tire came out top in the latest Aut…