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Toyo pleads guilty in US price-fixing suit, fined
Added: 11 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Toledo, Ohio − Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pa…

Continental to expand Czech plant production
Added: 11 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany / Otrokovice, Czech Republic − Continental today announced pl…

Michelin 'sweetens' BioButterfly initiative
Added: 11 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Lille, France − Group Michelin has struck a deal with Tereos Group, a Lille-ba…

India's JK Tyre shifts strategy to focus on replacement market
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangalore, India − With the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) business rem…

Continental's Contidrom voted 'Proving Ground of the Year 2013'
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − The international jury of the Automotive Testing Technology…

Interbrand names Maxxis as one of Taiwan's top 20 global brands
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Taipei, Taiwan − For the 11th straight year, Interbrand has named Cheng Shin R…

Malaysian Rubber Board to build new HQ
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuala Lumpur − The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) will build a new headquarters …

Pirelli 'cannot afford' Formula 1 tire failures in 2014
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – Formula 1 teams have rejected a proposal to force drivers to make at …

DAF leads the way with Goodyear fuel-efficient tires
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Luxembourg − DAF is the first truck manufacturer to offer Goodyear KMAX and FU…

CASE sector to grow in next five years
Added: 10 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (UTI)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands − The global polyurethane cast, adhesives, sealant…

'Motorists still getting to grips with EU tire labelling' say Continental Tyres
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − The majority of British motorists are either unaware of the EU tire l…

TPMS crucial part of fleet fuel efficiency drive, UK research shows
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − A recent survey undertaken by Fusion Research reported that 51 percen…

Zeon Corporation signs MOU on Qatar butadiene extraction
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Doha − Qatar Petroleum (QP) and two Japanese companies, Zeon Corporation and M…

Lanxess moves test centre to Innovation, Technology group
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Cologne, Germany − Lanxess AG is moving its Polymer Testing Center from its H…

Garmin equips motorcycle GPS with tire pressure sensors
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Paris − At the Paris Motorcycle Show this week, Garmin presented its latest mo…

World's thinnest condom 'finer than a human hair'
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kanagawa, Japan − Scientists have been busy racing to figure out what material…

Formula 1 - Pirelli determined to reduce marbles
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan − The Italian manufacturer's tires, in particular the softer compounds, …

Rubber jumps to 11-week high as China's imports surge to record
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber jumped to the highest level in more than two months after China…

Continental Tyres presents new EcoPlus range for 2014
Added: 9 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – Continental Tyres unveiled their new EcoPlus range for 2014 and revie…

Applied Silicone announces 'Ultra-Soft LSR'
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Santa Paula, California − Applied Silicone Corporation, the US-based global su…