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Trelleborg to purchase Italian industrial tire distributor
Added: 12 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Stockholm − Trelleborg Wheel Systems plans to purchase the industrial tire bu…

Bridgestone announces voluntary safety recall for Japan-made tires
Added: 12 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Bridgestone Corporation announced a voluntary safety recall for approx…

Rubber rebounds as yen weakens on signs of US & China recovery
Added: 12 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber rebounded yesterday to the highest level in almost a week after…

South Korea's Kumho 'confirms' F1 tire test
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Gwangju, South Korea − Tire company Kumho has apparently conducted a test usin…

Running shoes with rubber loops win Swiss design prize
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bern, Switzerland − The running shoes, first launched three years ago by Swis…

China Qingdao International Tire Fair planned for April 2014
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Qingdao, China − The 11th China Qingdao International Tire Fair 2014 (CTF) wil…

Skinny cyclists: here's a spare tire for your waist
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Madone, Italy − Artists, such as Jake Wilson Craw, take old tires and make bel…

British countryside campaigner in tire fly-tipping crusade
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Norfolk, UK − Nigel Ford, from Hardingham in Norfolk, estimates there are abou…

Temperature-sensitive concept tire designed to change colour
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Toronto, Canada − What if you could see cold before you stepped outside and fe…

Ducab unveils new range of rubber cabling in UAE
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates − Ducab, a manufacturer of power cables and wi…

Apollo not in breach of Cooper Tire merger terms, judge rules
Added: 11 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Delaware − The Delaware Court of Chancery said Apollo Tyre did not breach obli…

Bridgestone plans 100 auto-care centres in MEA
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dubai − Bridgestone plans to introduce its auto-care centre First Stop concept…

Younger drivers out of the loop on tires
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dublin, Ireland – Young drivers are at greater risk of an accident because the…

Vietnam seeks more business with Sri Lanka
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Colombo, Sri Lanka − A delegation of 15 Vietnamese companies is visiting Sri L…

Silicone dressings refined for advanced wound care
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Atlanta − After launching its MediPlus Advanced Wound Care products line in 20…

How to set tire pressure for cyclocross
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bath, UK − Perfect tire pressure for cyclocross is a personal thing, with vari…

Global annual rubber meet planned for Kochi, India in 2014
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kochi (Cochin), India – The Indian Rubber Board will launch an annual global m…

Polimeri Europa UK to close synthetic rubber plant
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hythe, Hampshire, UK − Polimeri Europa UK, who make synthetic rubber, is to sh…

Michelin invests in €324m Indonesian rubber plant
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Jakarta − Indonesian petrochemical producer Chandra Asri Petrochemical and Fre…

Bridgestone recalls more than 1m truck and bus tires
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tochigi, Japan − Bridgestone announced a voluntary safety recall campaign due …