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Volkswagen selects Nexen tires for best-selling model
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea − Germany's Volkswagen A.G. has selected Nexen Tire Corp.'s…

Rubber swings as investors weigh China interest against yen gain
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber prices swung in Tokyo amid speculation that China may step up p…

Apollo Tyres launches Vredestein brand for India
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi − Apollo Tyres launched its premium European brand − Vredestein – la…

Pirelli confirms partnership with Peugeot Italia for 2014
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy − Having recently secured a record fifth manufacturers championsh…

Global Bioenergies receives French stock market prize
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Evry, France − Global Bioenergies, the bio-sourced monomer company, was awarde…

IISRP unveils new website
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Houston, Texas − The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (II…

ATS Euromaster cold weather tire sales heat up
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − ATS Euromaster, the British tire and fast-fit company, has re…

British mother 'outraged' after government refuses tire change laws
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Liverpool, UK − The mother of a Liverpool teenager killed in a coach crash sai…

Continental Tyres to invest €7m in South Africa
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Johannesburg − Continental Tyres South Africa plans to invest more than R100m …

Malaysian rubber glove manufacturers feel the pinch
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia’s electricity tariff review will increase production c…

Firestone secures Spanish EPDM plant
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Indianapolis, Indiana − Firestone Building Products (FBP), the US manufacturer…

KraussMaffei agrees to keep German plant open
Added: 5 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Treuchtlingen, Germany − KraussMaffei Group (KM) has reached an agreement wit…

Marangoni Meccanica unleashes the Black Dragon
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Trentino, Italy − Marangoni Meccanica, the Italian tire machinery specialist, …

TTI Awards wants your nominations
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dorking, UK − The Tire Technology International (TTI) Awards for Innovation an…

Bridgestone promise new tire compounds for 2014
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Bridgestone has announced it wants to promote a wider variety of race …

Wacker expands Singapore services
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore − The Munich-based Wacker Group has expanded the range of services i…

China may buy local rubber for stockpiles
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Beijing − China, the world’s largest rubber user, may increase government stoc…

Taiwan's Cheng Shin Rubber increases Indonesia investment
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Jakarta, Indonesia − Taiwan’s Cheng Shin Rubber Industry, the world’s ninth-la…

Magna Tyres gets exclusive dealer in Baltic States
Added: 4 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Waalwijk, the Netherlands − Magna Tyres, the Dutch manufacturer of off-the-roa…

Pirelli publishes F1 figures for 2011-2013
Added: 3 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli went public with a wealth of data for their Formula One…