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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 …

Pirelli CEO says 'nothing wrong' with F1 tires
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Washington − Pirelli`s CEO, Marco Tronchetti Provera, has defended the company…

New Bridgestone tire to debut in Valencia MotoGP title decider
Added: 8 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Valencia, Spain − Bridgestone's much anticipated new hard-specification rear s…

Life's hard down on the Thai rubber farm
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok − Rubber farmers in the south of Thailand have a message they want to …

Czech firm to license self-inflating tire technology
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Prague, Czech Republic − CODA Development, a Czech technology developer, is of…

Pirelli cuts 2013 profit target for second time on Russia
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy − Pirelli, Europe’s third-largest tire maker, cut its profit targ…

Rocky roads are no match for the shape-shifting roadless wheel
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − The shape-shifting Roadless Wheel is a one-size-fits-all solution for…

Auto Bild's top 15 winter tire shootout
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hamburg, Germany − After testing 50 different winter tires in wet and snow bra…

Indian rubber exports plunge 59 percent to 480 tonnes in October
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi – Indian natural rubber exports fell by 59 percent to 480 tonnes in …

Continental raises earnings forecast on Chinese growth
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − Continental, Europe’s second-largest tire producer, raised …

China rules out buying Thai rubber reserves
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore − Hopes that top rubber consumer China will follow purchases from Th…

Goodyear's target price raised to €17.76
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron − Argus upped their target price on shares of Goodyear from $22 (€16.28)…

Cooper Tire tells court its China partner was eyeing bid
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Wilmington, Delaware − Cooper Tire & Rubber’s partner in a Chinese joint ventu…

Pirelli eyes profit improvements through 2017
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (BD)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C SpA hopes to improve its operating earnings margin …

Concerns raised over Jamaican used-tire market
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kingston, Jamaica − Establishments across the country are selling substandard …