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Tire labelling 'seldom taken into account by the consumer'
Added: 3 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − European consumers have become more familiar with tire labelling a ye…

Guayule wet suits and the challenges of sustainability
Added: 3 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Arizona / California − Learning to surf in California's frigid breakers, Todd …

Kraton to showcase styrenic block copolymer compounds at EuroMold 2013
Added: 3 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Houston − Kraton Performance Polymers, a global producer of styrenic block cop…

Goodyear declares a dividend on 5.875 percent preferred stock
Added: 3 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have declared in…

Yokohama and Kumho agree technology exchange and capital alliance
Added: 2 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. and South Korea’s Kumho Tire Co., Inc. s…

SRI concludes Dunlop S. Africa deal
Added: 2 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has co…

Cooper to distribute from Belgrade
Added: 2 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire will open a 6,800 square metre distribution centre …

Saudi tire market set to grow at 12 percent CAGR during 2013-18 - Research and Markets
Added: 2 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dublin, Ireland – According to the report “Saudi Arabia Tire Market Forecast &…

Showa Denko to raise chloroprene rubber price in overseas markets
Added: 2 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo –Showa Denko will increase its chloroprene rubber price in markets outsi…

BFGoodrich Tires racks up wins at SCORE Baja 1000
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Baja, California − BFGoodrich’s (BFG) secured a major victory in the 46th annu…

Northern India to commission synthetic rubber plant
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hyderabad, India − A manufacturing facility that is expected to give a boost t…

CMA introduces Dynatrail+ ST trailer tires
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
California − China Manufacturers Alliance (CMA), the North American subsidiary…

Continental accelerates localisation in China
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Anhui, China − Locally manufactured self-supporting run-flat (SSR) tires will …

Properly inflated tires 'may save UK's NHS millions'
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Yorkshire, UK – It is a chore routinely overlooked by motorists but tire indus…

Indian tire dealers want action on price fixing
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Chennai, India − The All India Tyre Dealers' Federation (AITDF) has moved the …

Pair of pitstops pondered in F1 2014 tire rules
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Middlesex, London − Detailed tweaks to the F1 regulations, which will have a d…

Ukraine investigates Russian conveyor belt imports
Added: 29 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kiev, Ukraine − The interdepartmental commission on international trade has in…

'Outstanding' tire safety award for Highways Agency
Added: 28 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Solihull, UK − The Highways Agency has taken top honours at an awards ceremony…

Hankook's new SUV tire gets BMW backing
Added: 28 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul, South Korea − Hankook Tire announced its continued original equipment p…

New Porsche Macan fitted with Michelin tires
Added: 28 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stuttgart, Germany − Porsche’s new Macan SUV will be fitted as original equipm…