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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…

Lanxess reports drop of 88 percent in net income in 3Q
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Cologne, Germany − Lanxess AG has reported an 88-percent drop in net income t…

Michelin pricing challenged by tire labelling flop
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Paris − European consumers pay little attention to performance labels on car t…

Cooper Tires' third-quarter financial results will be late
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Washington − Cooper Tire & Rubber has filed a notice with the Securities and E…

Thai rubber farmers end road blocks to join Democrat rally
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok – Thai rubber and palm oil farmer protesters have ended their road blo…

Axens, IFPEN and Michelin join forces on synthetic rubber production
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Paris − Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and Michelin have announced the …

How Nike helped a 150-year-old family rubber business jump into rubber recycling
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Pennsylvania − Next time you’re in the New York Yankees baseball training faci…

Mitas developing 'accordion-shape' tire
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany − Czech tire maker Mitas AS is developing, under license, a l…