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Marangoni ceases new tire production
Added: 6 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
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…