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Fuel savings found in flatter tires

Added: 22 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hanover, Germany − Running on flat tires used to be considered a sign of a laz…

Pirelli requests Formula 1 tire test in Bahrain in December

Added: 22 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Milan, Italy − Pirelli has written to Formula 1 teams to ask if any of them wi…

Rubber pares weekly loss as yen drops amid stimulus speculation

Added: 22 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Tokyo − Rubber advanced to a near one-week high as Japan’s currency slid to a …

Trelleborg extends time for innovations

Added: 22 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Trelleborg, Sweden − Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has extended the period for …

Bridgestone doubles investment in Vietnam plant

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hai Phong, Vietnam − Bridgestone, has received approval to more than double it…

Avon Rubber builds protection & defence division

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Wiltshire, UK − Avon Rubber, maker of rubber-based products for the manufactur…

Mercedes-Benz dealers to sell approved 'MO' winter tires

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Stuttgart, Germany − Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its retailers are stocki…

Planting of rubber trees pushed in the Philippines

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Davao, the Philippines – The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources…

Spanish polyols supplier reports nine-month net income loss

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (UTI)

Madrid − Polyols supplier Repsol YPF SA reported net income of $1.9bn (€1.4bn…

What will Brazil F1 tire test reveal?

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

São Paulo, Brazil − Pirelli will test a prototype of their 2014 tire for the f…

UAE's RWI to launch new rubber insulation pipes

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Dubai, UAE − Rubber World Industries (RWI), manufacturer of closed-cell rubber…

Bridgestone and Big Blue in brutal battle

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

New York / Tokyo − Bridgestone is suing IBM over a $75m (€55.7m) computer syst…

Bridgestone reveals second generation Air Free concept tire

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Tokyo − Bridgestone revealed today its second generation “Air Free Concept (No…

Rubber swings on drop in China's manufacturing data, weaker yen

Added: 21 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Tokyo − Rubber swung between gains and losses as a Chinese manufacturing gauge…

Formula 1 - Teams fear boring 2014 season after US GP

Added: 20 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Milan, Italy − Pirelli is threatening to play it ultra-safe with its tires nex…

China deflates India's balloon industry

Added: 20 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kochi − The Indian balloon industry is on the verge of bursting, pricked by th…

The first airless-tire vehicle you can own is a 'wicked' ATV

Added: 20 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Minnesota – Airless or non-pneumatic tires have popped up from time to time ov…

JK Tyre launches 10 new products

Added: 20 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

New Delhi − In line with its aggressive expansion plans for India, JK Tyre & I…

Cabot completes Mexican carbon black deal

Added: 20 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Boston − Cabot Corp. has completed its acquisition of 100-percent control of i…

James Dawson invests in new lab mixer to bring innovation to market

Added: 20 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Lincoln, UK − James Dawson, the engineering provider of bespoke advanced silic…