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Freudenberg supplies sealing components to new Bombardier aircraft
Added: 27 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Plymouth, Michigan – Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit said it sup…

SRI breaks ground on Turkish plant
Added: 27 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Cankiri, Turkey — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd …

Cooper Tire opens Moscow sales office
Added: 27 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Moscow — Cooper Tire Europe Ltd has opened a sales office in Moscow to supp…

Dunlop secures €1.8m 'next-generation' tire funding
Added: 26 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres says it has secured a £1.5 million (1…

Conti renews chairman Degenhart's contract
Added: 26 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – The supervisory board of Continental has renewed the appo…

Speciality C black market to grow at 5 percent until 2018 - TechSci
Added: 26 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Peterborough, UK – The global market for speciality carbon black is expected t…

Yokohama holds groundbreaking ceremony at Mississippi site
Added: 26 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi has held groundbreaking cer…

Lanxess on track with EPDM plant in China
Added: 26 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Cologne, Germany – The construction of Lanxess A.G.'s new EPDM plant in Chang…

London cab firm opts for Hankook tires to reduce emissions
Added: 26 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Peterborough, UK – London’s largest private minicab company, Addison Lee, has …

Lanxess cuts 1,000 jobs in new restructuring
Added: 25 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Leverkusen, Germany – Thermoplastic and rubber materials producer Lanxess has…

JK Tyre prepares expansion plans in south-east Asia
Added: 25 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – Delhi-based JK Tyre & Industries is vying for expansion in South-E…

Return to Dax boosts Conti's share price by 54%
Added: 25 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – Automotive supplier Continental has reported the highest …

Barrier Group buys stake in UK rubber sealing firm
Added: 25 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (PRW)
By PRW Staff
Wallsend, UK – Barrier Group has acquired a 49 percent stake …

Chinese court rejects request to move Cooper case to Hong Kong
Added: 25 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hong Kong – A Chinese court has rejected a request to relocate the legal dispu…

ATS Euromaster launches Taurus tires for trucks, coaches
Added: 24 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK – Tire distribution and service provider ATS Euromaster is ad…

Indian rubber industry asks for national policy on the sector
Added: 24 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has urged the …

Ambassador says Michelin's Indian plant ready to begin operations
Added: 24 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chennai – Michelin’s largest tire manufacturing facility at Thiruvallur, India…

Giti Tire to open R&D facilities in Akron and Hanover
Added: 24 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rancho Cucamonga, California – Chinese tire manufacturer Giti Tire Pte. Ltd. …

Hankook opens global production plant in Indonesia
Added: 24 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Seoul, Korea – Hankook Tire held the official opening ceremony for its seven…

Michelin outlines aggressive strategy objectives
Added: 24 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Report
Paris — Michelin's strategic objectives for the coming …