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Pirelli tires back on board with the 'Sporties'

Added: 4 Feb 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brisbane, Australia − The Motorcycle Sportsmen of Queensland welcome back Pire…

Bridgestone launches new EVO Ecopia steer truck tire

Added: 3 Feb 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels, Belgium – Bridgestone introduced its new R249II EVO Ecopia on 30 Jan…

Cooper, Chengshan Group, union sign agreement

Added: 3 Feb 2014

ERJ staff report (RN)

Findlay, Ohio − Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has signed an agreement with Chengsha…

Kawasaki and Maxxis announce commercial partnership

Added: 3 Feb 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Suffolk, UK − Maxxis Tyres said it has become the official partner of Kawasaki…

IVL acquires Europe's largest airbag yarn maker

Added: 3 Feb 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Wuppertal, Germany − Indorama Ventures Public (IVL) signed a sale and purchase…

Bridgestone tire pressure app downloaded 29,000 times

Added: 3 Feb 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels, Belgium – Bridgestone has said its Firestone Tyre Pressure Calculato…

Indian rubber manufacturers welcome Kerala government's buffer stock plan

Added: 31 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Kochi, India: The Indian rubber and tire industry has welcomed Kerala chief mi…

Chinese butadiene market will grow at 6.2 percent 2013-18 - Research and Markets

Added: 31 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Dublin – A new report from analyst Research and Markets (R&M) predicts that th…

Toyoda Gosei acquires European auto seals business

Added: 31 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Bockenem, Germany – Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. is looking to broaden its business …

Toyo establishes Mexican subsidiary for auto products

Added: 31 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has established a Mexican sales su…

UK hose maker to exhibit at Conexpo show

Added: 30 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Lincoln, UK – James Dawson, a manufacturer of bespoke silicone and organic rub…

'Smart rubber' to be produced in Kazakhstan

Added: 30 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Almaty, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s first recycling plant for used tires has ope…

Pirelli's new F1 tires on pre-season test

Added: 30 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Milan – Formula One racing has begun 2014 with action at Jerez in Spain this w…

Michelin to support tire recycling initiative

Added: 30 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin is venturing further into the realm of re…

Chinese synthetic rubber majors losing out to foreign entrants

Added: 29 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Dallas, Texas – Whereas the Chinese synthetic rubber giants Sinopec and CNPC t…

Falken joins TyreSafe over school run tire shocker

Added: 29 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Colchester, UK – Tire manufacturer Falken Tyre Europe GmbH has joined the UK c…

Argomm acquires RPS Technologies

Added: 29 Jan 2014

Villongo, Italy – The Argomm group of companies has acquired the Thai-based RPS Technologies Ltd an…

Michelin finances more than £600,000 worth of farm tires through payment plan

Added: 29 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has financed more than £600,000 (€728m) of agric…

Silicone implant coating with spider silk passes test

Added: 29 Jan 2014

Planegg, Germany – AMSilk GmbH has completed preclinical testing of its silicone implant coating ma…

Hankook reports record sales and earnings

Added: 29 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TB)

Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Inc. reported record annual operating pr…