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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…

LiteEarth: the EPDM geomembrane liner for capping landfills
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Austin, Texas – LiteEarth announced the performance, durability and regulatory…

Cooper Tires and Elio Motors sign letter of intent
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Findlay, Ohio / Troy, Michigan − Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and Elio Motors …

Nokian launches CT BAS trailer tire
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres announced its new CT BAS tire, designed for heav…

Dubai rubber firm eyes 15 percent growth
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dubai − International Rubber Company (IRC), a subsidiary of Masharie, the priv…

Truck tire tubes turned into tote bags
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Truck tire inner tubes are being recycled and reused as…

Countdown to 'Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai' begins
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dubai − In a couple of months' time, a variety of international race teams and…