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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…

Thai Rubber City 'hindered by lack of vision'
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok − Despite high hopes that Thailand’s Rubber City project will add valu…

Michelin's R&D campus upgrade hits stride
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Ladoux, France − Group Michelin officials laid the cornerstone at the firm’s L…

Magna Tyres presents Technical Databook 2014
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Waalwijk, the Netherlands − Dutch tire manufacturer Magna Tyres announced the …

Cooper loses court bid to rescue Apollo merger as deadline looms
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Delaware − Cooper Tire & Rubber’s efforts to force India's Apollo Tyres to com…

Rossini sets up rubber roller factory in India
Added: 17 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Pune, India − Rossini, the Italian manufacturers of rubber rollers, sleeves an…

Continental launches three-year education partnership
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover/Darmstadt, Germany − Continental and the Technische Universität (Techn…

Rubber climbs to three-month high on optimism demand to rise
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok − Rubber advanced to a three-month high on optimism that demand will i…

FIA tightens Formula 1 tire testing rules
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Paris − There is unlikely to be a repeat of this year's Formula 1 (F1) tire te…

Yokohama Rubber expands Thai tire proving ground
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber has completed an expansion of its ‘Tire Test Center of…

IRSG announces 2014 World Rubber Summit and 'World Rubber Week'
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore − The biggest gathering of business and policy makers for the rubber…

LANXESS increases prices for rubber chemicals
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany − Specialty chemicals company LANXESS will raise its prices w…

Cooper Tire says Apollo price-cut demand breached deal
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Delaware − Cooper Tire & Rubber’s argument to force a $2.5bn (€1.8bn) takeover…

Michelin recalls 1.3m truck tires in US
Added: 16 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Greenville, South Carolina − Michelin North America Inc. has announced a safet…