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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…

Wacker raises prices for silicones in Europe
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany − Chemical company Wacker is raising its prices for silicones …

Three Nexen Tire entries win US Good Design Awards
Added: 19 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul, South Korea / Chicago − Nexen Tire announced that its N’blue eco, N9000…

Futuristic gowns formed from neoprene
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − Fashion designer Sadie Williams has heat-pressed neoprene to create a…

Russia's 2013 synthetic rubber exports up 8.3 percent year-on-year
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − Russia's exports of synthetic rubber rose 8.3 percent year-on-year to…

Titan still interested in Goodyear's plant
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Quincy, Illinois − Titan International Inc. remains open to making a bid on G…

Federal & King of Europe smoke the competition
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Taipei, Taiwan – Federal Tyres and drift racing organiser King of Europe have …

IRSG welcomes two new Brazilian members
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) announced that two new…

At the double for Styron's S-SBR production capacity
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Horgen, Switzerland – Styron, the global materials company and manufacturer of…

Pirelli expects more tire work in Bahrain heat
Added: 18 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan – The second four-day official test of the year takes place in Bahrain f…

Saudi imports $1.7bn used tires despite ban
Added: 17 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Riyadh − Used tires worth SR6.4bn (€894.4m) were imported into Saudi Arabia in…

First 'India Rubber Meet' to discuss industry woes
Added: 17 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kottayam, India − The first meeting of the ‘India Rubber Meet - 2014’ will be …

Unique tire wear scanner puts UK firm on road to success
Added: 17 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bicester, UK − Technology which helps identify problem tires has been launched…

Dunlop launches StreetResponse2
Added: 17 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − Dunlop’s new StreetResponse2 is designed to accomplish shorte…

Yokohama to release certified racing kart tires
Added: 17 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Tokyo − Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will release racing kart tires officially ce…