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Production ramping up at Cooper Chinese JV plant

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TB)

Findlay, Ohio − Production of Cooper-brand tires is ramping up at Cooper Tire …

Continental exceeded targets in fiscal 2013

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hanover, Germany − With an adjusted EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) …

Maxxis sponsors 2014 Australian Open

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Melbourne, Australia − For the fourth straight year, Maxxis will sponsor the A…

Cilbond rebrands range and launches new website

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Preston, UK − Chemical Innovations Limited (CIL) has re-branded its Cilbond ra…

UK supermarket launches 'fairly-traded' rubber gloves

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Manchester, UK − The first "fairly-traded" own-brand rubber gloves are to go o…

DMACK drives off with €4.2m private equity backing

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Cumbria, UK – DMACK, the British independent tire manufacturer, has closed a £…

Dunlop Motorsport to close UK factory

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Birmingham, UK − Dunlop Motorsport is closing its Birmingham factory in eight …

Apollo Tyres develops new front spoiler for Porsche

Added: 13 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kochi, India − The R&D team at Apollo Tyres, in an exclusive partnership with …

Hankook Tire donates 1bn won to Korean charity

Added: 10 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Seoul, South Korea − Hankook Tire has donated 1bn won (€692,000) to the Commun…

British mother's campaign to change tire law gets council's support

Added: 10 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Liverpool, UK − A city councillor is calling on the authority to support a Bri…

The hidden car hire cost of winter in Europe

Added: 10 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

London − Drivers have been warned to watch out for the hidden costs involved i…

Continental's EcoPlus HT3 achieves fuel efficiency accolade

Added: 10 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hanover, Germany − Continental announced its EcoPlus HT3 trailer tire is set t…

Nokian Tyres to publish 2013 Financial Statement in February

Added: 10 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Nokia, Finland − Nokian Tyres will publish its 2013 Financial Statement Bullet…

Magna Tyres attends ConExpo 2014 in Las Vegas

Added: 10 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Waalwijk, the Netherlands − Dutch tire manufacturer Magna Tyres will be at the…

Booby-trapped cannabis factory disguised as tire workshop

Added: 9 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

London − A drug farmer who rigged his cannabis factory with shotgun booby trap…

Michelin launches radial tires for Indian superbikes

Added: 9 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

New Delhi − Michelin is looking to have a bigger play in the Indian two-wheele…

Federal-Mogul to acquire Honeywell's friction materials unit

Added: 9 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TB)

Bad Camberg, Germany − Federal-Mogul Corp.'s European subsidiaries have agreed…

Rubber output in Thailand may climb for fourth year in 2014

Added: 9 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Bangkok − Rubber production in Thailand, the world’s biggest supplier, will pr…

WACKER and Slovenian partner agree on silicone compound co-branding

Added: 9 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Munich − WACKER, the German chemical group, and Slovenia-based silicone compou…

Bridgestone's 'ologic technology' gets BMW backing

Added: 9 Jan 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels, Belgium – Bridgestone revealed it has been chosen by the BMW Group t…