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Marangoni ceases new tire production

Added: 6 Sep 2013

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Tire Business Report

Anagni, Italy — Marangoni SpA has ceased production of n…

Tenneco restructures European operations

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Lake Forest, Illinois – Tenneco says it is to close its 'ride performance' p…

Toyo appoints new president in Americas

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber has appointed Tomoshige Mizutani as presid…

Bard agrees to acquire Rochester Medical

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News Report

Murray Hill, New Jersey – CR Bard Inc. has ag…

PolyOne launches new TPE for consumer electronics

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (PRW)

By PRW Staff

PolyOne, the US additives group, has announced it would set up…

Pirelli eying synthetic rubber, steel cord moves

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business Staff Report

Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is considering…

Thailand appeases protestors by scrapping rubber export tax

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Bangkok – The Thai government is to temporarily scrap rubber export tax in a…

Toyoda Gosei building fuel, radiator hose plant in Mexico

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News Report

Kiyosu, Japan — Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. is buil…

Trelleborg acquires cryogenic hose technology from SBM Offshore

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg says its Industrial Solutions business has a…

Michelin launches online agricultural tire pressure calculator

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (PRW)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has launched an online tire pressure calculato…

Semperit extends contract of board member Schmidt-Schultes

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Vienna – The supervisory board of Semperit AG Holding has decided to extend…

ContiTech expands industrial conveyor belts business

Added: 4 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Hanover, Germany – The conveyor belt group of ContiTech has acquired the He…

Lanxess completes HQ move to Cologne

Added: 4 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Cologne, Germany – Speciality chemicals company Lanxess says it has successf…

Kumho christens Korean R&D center

Added: 4 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business report

Yongin City, South Korea — Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has open…

Pirelli fined €24,000 after tire machine injury

Added: 4 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (PRW)

By PRW Staff

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has successfully brought …

Yokohama tire-equipped car wins endurance race for 3rd year

Added: 4 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber has said that a car equipped with its Advan racing t…

European tire market grows 4% in July, Michelin says

Added: 3 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Paris – The European original equipment tire market grew by 4% in Ju…

Tokai builds housing complex for vibration testing

Added: 3 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Komaki, Japan – Tokai Rubber Industries has built a housing complex at its s…

RIEG holds technical meeting on extending life of rubber

Added: 3 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

London – The Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) will hold an afternoon techn…

Goodyear adapts tread technology to NASCAR tires

Added: 3 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business Report

Atlanta — Goodyear has adapted its "multi-zone" tread t…