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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 …

Cooper Tire in tentative deal with workers over merger
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Ohio − Cooper Tire & Rubber Co said it reached a tentative agreement with work…

Indian PM urged to help with rubber prices
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kerala, India − Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC (Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee) p…

Silicone shisha hoses designed for hookah smoking
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Shenzhen, China − TOGOHK, a leading manufacturer and wholesaler of silicone ru…

Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at Tokyo Motor Show
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo − Yokohama Rubber plans to participate in the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013…

Dutch design studio features latex casts of derelict buildings
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands − Shrouds of latex cast from derelict buildings han…

Malaysian rubber price closes lower on lack of demand
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuala Lumpur – The rubber price closed lower today (6 November) on lack of dem…