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British racing 'will suffer' if Dunlop tire factory closes
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − The £9bn (€10.9bn) motorsport industry will be hit hard if Go…

China firm sets record for thinnest latex condom
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hong Kong − A Chinese manufacturer has set the record for the world's thinnest…

Yokohama Rubber supports cycling road race team
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced yesterday (24 February) that …

Toyoda Gosei acquisition expected to close in March
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (RN)
Bockenem, Germany − Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. will acquire the assets of Meteor Gu…

China's rubber boom obliterates southern forests
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Xishuangbanna, China − A major increase in sales of car tires in China is bein…

Bridgestone's Blizzak winter tire set for September 2014 launch
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Brussels, Belgium − Bridgestone will launch its Blizzak LM001 on the market in…

Omnova Solutions will exhibit at PaintIndia 2014
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Villejust, France − Omnova Solutions, a global manufacturer of emulsion polyme…

PanAridus triples guayule research and extraction team
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Casa Grande, Arizona − Bio-agriculture company, PanAridus, announced on 20 Feb…

Positive picture for Pyrolyx at TTE 2014
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany − Pyrolyx AG’s appearance at this year’s Tire Technology Expo …

Michelin to unveil new trailer tire at UK's CV show
Added: 20 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − Michelin has selected the Commercial Vehicle Show 2014 to hos…

Innovation and acquisition growth drives Ansell forward
Added: 20 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melbourne, Australia – Ansell Limited, a global leader in protection solutions…

Braskem records net revenue of R$41bn in 2013
Added: 20 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Sao Paulo, Brazil − Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem announced its 2013…

Continental's dandelion rubber project nominated for GreenTec Awards 2014
Added: 20 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − Continental and the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biol…

Feisty Foj takes podium with Cooper tires in Dakar 2014
Added: 20 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire Europe’s 4x4 ambassador, Xavi Foj, ended an epic fi…

Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at 2014 Geneva Motor Show
Added: 20 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced yesterday (20 February) that it w…

New Welsh tire company pumped for success
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Caerphilly, UK − Redundancy can leave many people devastated, but for Caerphil…

BMW backs ContiRoadAttack 2 Gran Turismo
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Continental announced that its ContiRoadAttack 2 Gran Turis…

Continental buys Veyance Technologies
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany / Fairlawn, Ohio − Continental said it concluded an agreement…

Bridgestone records double-digit growth
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo − Bridgestone Corp. recorded double-digit gains in sales and earnings la…

Sumitomo 2013 sales and earnings up
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Kobe, Japan − Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. reported double-digit gains in o…