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Bike commuting gets easier with rechargeable battery-powered tire
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kenya − In Nairobi, where the city is notoriously known for its terrible traff…

Reinventing the wheel... err, tire
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Los Angeles − If there's one prediction I can make about our future world, it …

Global emulsion polymer market expected to reach €30.8bn by 2019
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
New York − Transparency Market Research has released a new market report title…

Synthetic creatures could “save natureâ€
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − Synthetic living creatures would be released into the wild to save en…

Rubber gloves to condoms give Ansell edge in emerging markets
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − Ansell, the world’s largest maker of protective clothing, is seeking …

Poly(urea-urethane) elastomer 'heals' itself spontaneously
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Scientists at the CIDETEC Centre for Electrochemical Technologies hav…

Are friends electric? They are for Michelin
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – A new series of high-speed electric car races in city centres around …

Asian spot butadiene prices slump
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore − Asian spot butadiene prices have slumped 18-20 percent in November…

Cooper Tire to try to save Apollo Tyres deal
Added: 18 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Findlay, Ohio − Cooper Tire & Rubber will make a last-ditch effort to save its…

Continental wins Deutsche Bahn bus tire contract
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − For the first time, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has grouped together…

CEAT introduces all-new range of motorcycle tires
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mumbai, India − CEAT has introduced an all-new tire range for the Indian motor…

Michelin debuts off-road 'XDY-EX Pre-Mold' retread tire
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Clermont-Ferrand, France − Michelin Retread Technologies announced the launch …

Hull coating with a touch of silicone-hydrogel
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Copenhagen, Denmark − Coatings supplier Hempel has launched Hempaguard, a new …

Northern Ireland authorities concerned at sale of faulty tires
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Derry / Londonderry (DL) − Over 90 percent of part-worn tires tested by local …

Continental donating $200 000 for Philippine typhoon relief
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hanover, Germany – Continental is donating $200 000 (€148 000) to help the Phi…

Bridgestones to be OE on Mercedes S-Class
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Zaventem, Belgium – Customised Bridgestone Potenza S001 tires in a nineteen-in…

Lanxess adds two NdPBR rubber grades
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Cologne, Germany − Lanxess AG has launched two NdPBR rubber grades to ease the…

Cambodian rubber exports up 42 percent
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Phnom Penh − Cambodian rubber exports increased 42 percent in the first nine m…

Rubber advances to two-week high as yen breaches 100 per dollar
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber climbed to a two-week high today, heading for the best weekly r…

India's Union Government keen on national rubber policy
Added: 15 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kochi, India − The Union Government is keen on formulating a national policy o…