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Goodyear makes senior leadership changes
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron − Goodyear's board of directors has named four members of the company's …

Indian farmers take action over fall in rubber prices
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kottayam, India – A dawn-to-dusk ‘hartal’ (strike action) took place on 30 Oct…

Vettel's victory down to mid-season tire rules change
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London, UK – Red Bull say the design change of Formula 1's tires mid-season wa…

Pakistan's General Tyre plans northern plant
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Pakistan – The Chairman of General Tyre and Rubber Company (GT), Lieutenant Ge…

Monterey Mills to turn Glenoit decline around
Added: 31 Oct 2013
Wisconsin-based Monterey Mills has acquired North Carolina-based Glenoit Fabrics from the managemen…

Tire monitor system helps analysis of management data
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Derbyshire, UK – A tire monitor system has been developed called the TMS Log G…

Goodyear Tire & Rubber reports big increase in third-quarter earnings
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (CCB)
Cleveland, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reported a big increase in t…

Plants use latex to harm and heal
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Oxford – Scientists from the Universities of Oxford, Sheffield and Freiburg te…

Taylor touts Titan recycling venture
Added: 31 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois — Titan International Inc. is going into the tire reclaiming …

Michelin named tire manufacturer of the year
Added: 30 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − Michelin has been awarded the coveted Tyre Manufacturer of th…

Thailand and Malaysia collaborate on Rubber City project
Added: 30 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Bangkok, Thailand − After a year of discussions, the governments of Thailand a…

LG Chem to plunge into S-SBR business
Added: 30 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul, South Korea − LG Chem is set to enter the high-functional synthetic rub…

Michelin to focus on cost controls
Added: 30 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Paris – Groupe Michelin is sticking by its earlier 2013 earnings forecast, Tir…

Bio-based EPDM selected for bus window seals in Brazil
Added: 30 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Cologne – Brazilian automotive supplier Autotravi has selected bio-based Kelta…

Ceat's business improves thanks to stable rubber prices
Added: 29 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mumbai, India – Anant Goenka, MD of Ceat, told CNBC-TV18 (Indian business news…

Rubber wristbands aid breast cancer foundation
Added: 29 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Ontario, Canada − A University of Windsor law student has launched a rubber wr…

Vietnamese pay a heavy price for rushing to grow rubber
Added: 29 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanoi, Vietnam – The sharp fall of the natural rubber price in the world marke…

Missing aircraft tire found in north Vietnam airport
Added: 29 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ho Chi Minh City – A Vietnam Airlines ATR-72 airliner’s front tire which went …

Hankook operating income up
Added: 29 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Inc. reported 9.9-percent improved opera…

Ansell to pay $41m to acquire industrial glove maker
Added: 29 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Melbourne, Australia – Ansell Ltd. plans to acquire Midas C. Ltd., Mike McNul…