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Falken Tyre Europe offers prizes in racing simulation game
Added: 14 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Offenbach am Main, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe has teamed up with game develo…

New general manager at Parker Hannifin Netherlands
Added: 14 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Oldenzaal, the Netherlands − Parker Hannifin Netherlands announced that after …

UK weather woes inflate the need for tire safety checks
Added: 14 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essex, UK − After the worst winter storms to hit Britain for two decades, Tyre…

Smithers Rapra publishes polymer handbook
Added: 14 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Shawbury, UK – Smithers Rapra announced the publication of its ‘Handbook of Mo…

Production ramping up at Cooper Chinese JV plant
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio − Production of Cooper-brand tires is ramping up at Cooper Tire …

Continental exceeded targets in fiscal 2013
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − With an adjusted EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) …

Maxxis sponsors 2014 Australian Open
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melbourne, Australia − For the fourth straight year, Maxxis will sponsor the A…

Cilbond rebrands range and launches new website
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Preston, UK − Chemical Innovations Limited (CIL) has re-branded its Cilbond ra…

UK supermarket launches 'fairly-traded' rubber gloves
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Manchester, UK − The first "fairly-traded" own-brand rubber gloves are to go o…

DMACK drives off with €4.2m private equity backing
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cumbria, UK – DMACK, the British independent tire manufacturer, has closed a £…

Dunlop Motorsport to close UK factory
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − Dunlop Motorsport is closing its Birmingham factory in eight …

Apollo Tyres develops new front spoiler for Porsche
Added: 13 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kochi, India − The R&D team at Apollo Tyres, in an exclusive partnership with …

Hankook Tire donates 1bn won to Korean charity
Added: 10 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul, South Korea − Hankook Tire has donated 1bn won (€692,000) to the Commun…

British mother's campaign to change tire law gets council's support
Added: 10 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Liverpool, UK − A city councillor is calling on the authority to support a Bri…

The hidden car hire cost of winter in Europe
Added: 10 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − Drivers have been warned to watch out for the hidden costs involved i…

Continental's EcoPlus HT3 achieves fuel efficiency accolade
Added: 10 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − Continental announced its EcoPlus HT3 trailer tire is set t…

Nokian Tyres to publish 2013 Financial Statement in February
Added: 10 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokia, Finland − Nokian Tyres will publish its 2013 Financial Statement Bullet…

Magna Tyres attends ConExpo 2014 in Las Vegas
Added: 10 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Waalwijk, the Netherlands − Dutch tire manufacturer Magna Tyres will be at the…

Booby-trapped cannabis factory disguised as tire workshop
Added: 9 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − A drug farmer who rigged his cannabis factory with shotgun booby trap…

Michelin launches radial tires for Indian superbikes
Added: 9 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi − Michelin is looking to have a bigger play in the Indian two-wheele…