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Federal finds favour in Tokyo Auto Salon debut
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Federal Tyres said it had an “excellent” debut at the Tokyo Auto Salon…

Pirelli makes 'promising' return to Monte Carlo WRC
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Monte Carlo, Monaco − Pirelli made its return to the World Rally Championship …

Autosport International proves 'pivotal' for Maxxis
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK – Maxxis International said this year’s Autosport International…

Australian tire industry 'divided' over toxic waste handling
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Sydney − Australia's tire industry is split over the best way to tackle the pr…

ContiTech to provide belts for mine project in Chile
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RN)
Hanover, Germany − A large-scale mining project in Chile is going to keep the …

China's International Tire Exhibition opens in May
Added: 17 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Guangrao, China − The 5th China (Guangrao) International Rubber Tire & Auto Ac…

Semperflex to expand hose production
Added: 17 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Vienna, Austria − Semperit AG's Semperflex business is expanding its hose pla…

Judge dismisses French union suit against Goodyear
Added: 17 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Cleveland, Ohio − The Cleveland federal district court has dismissed a French …

Continental appoints new 'Business-Line Manager Agro'
Added: 17 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) announced last…

ETRMA says 2013 'not a boom year'
Added: 17 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Brussels, Belgium – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ET…

15,000-tonne tire fire visible from space
Added: 17 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
North Yorkshire, UK − Firefighters have been battling a "colossal" tire fire a…

Bridgestone and Kwik-Fit could end two-year tire spat
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Letchworth Garden City & Warwick, UK − Fleets look set to be able to order Bri…

ARI opts for Michelin tires
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Wiltshire, UK − Fleet management company ARI Fleet UK has chosen Michelin as i…

Germany's '28th International Tyre Fair' opens in May
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany − The 28th International Tyre Fair (Reifen 2014) will take plac…

Pirelli renews F1 tire contract for next three years
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Following a decision by the World Motor Sport Council confirmin…

Cooper Tire shows fighting spirit in demanding Dakar 2014
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Rosario, Argentina to Valparaíso, Chile − The Dakar 2014 has, so far, proven e…

JX NOE joins IISRP
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Houston, Texas − The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (II…

Tire fire breaks out at UK recycling plant
Added: 16 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
North Yorkshire, UK − A fire involving 1,000 tonnes of tires at a recycling pl…

Family's trip of a lifetime on Avon Tyres
Added: 15 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – A family currently on a motorcycle trip of a lifetime have chos…

Iberian tire association joins ITMA
Added: 15 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essex, UK − ADINE, the National Association of Tyre Importers and Distributors…