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Havaianas to sell luxury rubber sandals for €216
Added: 20 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
São Paulo, Brazil − Brazilian flip flop brand, Havaianas, has collaborated wit…

Formula 1 - Tire marbles 'improved' after Pirelli test
Added: 20 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Sakhir, Bahrain − Although the three-day run at Sakhir was marred by a 200mph …

Pirelli says 2014 Formula 1 tire tests 'going according to plan'
Added: 20 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy / Sakhir, Bahrain – Pirelli announced on 19 December that its For…

SIBUR increases Russian butyl rubber production capacity
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tolyatti, Russia − Tolyattikauchuk, a subsidiary of SIBUR, has commissioned a …

Avon Tyres carries Team Abu Dhabi to Gulf 12 Hours win
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – Victory in the final race of Avon Tyres Motorsport’s action-pac…

China's Bohai exchange to launch rubber trading in yuan
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tianjin / Hong Kong − China's Bohai Commodity Exchange, a local government-bac…

Rosberg suffers tire blow-out during Pirelli test in Bahrain
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Sakhir, Bahrain − According to a tweet posted by Nico Rosberg, but later delet…

Indonesia to launch rubber futures contract
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Jakarta − The Jakarta Futures Exchange has received government backing to laun…

All Dhoom and no gloom for CEAT's new tire
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mumbai, India − Yash Raj Films Licensing and CEAT Tyres have collaborated to l…

Toyota executive to deliver keynote at IISRP meeting
Added: 19 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Houston – Takayuki Nagai, general manager, Organic Material Department at Toy…

LANXESS celebrates 50 years of butyl production in Belgium
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany / Zwijndrecht, Belgium − LANXESS celebrated the 50th annivers…

Avon Tyres reigns supreme for Old Empire
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK − Old Empire Motorcycles, specialists in building bespoke, limite…

Mercedes says it 'over-managed' tire problems during 2013 F1 season
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stuttgart, Germany − Mercedes lost ground in the second half of the 2013 Formu…

Malaysian rubber glove sector unfazed by cost spikes
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuching − Malaysia continued to see healthy sales volume growth for rubber glo…

Four tire factories closed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia − The Ministry of Commerce has shut down four car tire tr…

Taiwan's Nankang releases new WF-2 SPORTIAC tire
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Taipei, Taiwan − Nankang introduced its new WF-2 SPORTIAC tire this week to ex…

Australian 'tire king' Bob Jane may face bankruptcy
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melbourne, Australia − Former tire king Bob Jane has been slugged with an A$1m…

Rubber declines for second day on signs demand slowing in China
Added: 18 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok − Rubber dropped for a second day as rising stockpiles in China and Ja…

Henniges Automotive and Amee Rubber Industries form strategic alliance
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Auburn Hills, Michigan − Henniges Automotive Holdings, the US supplier of engi…

Omni United appoints Australian distributor
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Singapore − Omni United has appointed Tyre & Tube Australia as the official di…