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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…

Goodyear sues French workers
Added: 9 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Amiens, France − Goodyear's French business unit is suing the CGT labour union…

Hankook appoints new COO for European market
Added: 8 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany − Hankook Tire appointed Ho-Youl Pae to chief operation…

Kumho 'first in South Korea' to launch sealant tire
Added: 8 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Gwangju, South Korea − Kumho Tire’s CEO Kim Chang-Kyu announced the launch of …

Maxxis sign 'GBmoto Racing' for BSB Championship
Added: 8 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Suffolk, UK − Maxxis announced another step in their “motorsport journey” as t…