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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 …

Income falls 50% for Tokai in 2013
Added: 23 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Komaki, Japan – Tokai Rubber Industries has said net income in the 12 months…

Goodyear targets 10-15% growth in operating income
Added: 23 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Report
New York — Goodyear said it is targeting 10 t…

Nokian integrates heavy tires and truck tires businesses
Added: 23 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres is to integrate its heavy tires and truck tir…

'Terminator' elastomer regenerates itself
Added: 23 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Scientists in Spain have reported the first self-healing polymer that…

ZF considering sale of rubber and plastics unit
Added: 23 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Friedrichshafen, Germany – ZF Friedrichshafen A.G., Germany's third-largest a…

Bridgestone evaluates car tire capacity boost for Turkey
Added: 23 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Bridgestone's affiliate Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Tic…

Delticom acquiring Tirendo for $67m
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Hanover, Germany – German online tire retailer Delticom will purchase control of Tirendo Holding an…

Hankook planning central R&D centre
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook is to build a tire test engineering centre in Sangju, South Korea.
Betw…

Hankook to build tire proving grounds in South Korea
Added: 16 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. will build a $240 million tire prov…

REP Group acquires devulcanisation specialist Watson Brown HS
Added: 16 Sep 2013
REP Group acquires devulcanisation specialist Watson Brown HS
ERJ staff report (BC)
Lyon-Corbas, Fran…

Avon Tyres sponsors 'Four Corners of Britain' charity ride
Added: 16 Sep 2013
Melksham, UK – Avon Tyres recently backed a successful sidecar charity ride which reached all four …

Indian rubber production will be lower in fiscal 2013-4
Added: 13 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – Natural rubber (NR) production in India during the current fiscal …

Latex paint spill leaves highway painted blue
Added: 13 Sep 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Westchester, New York – A five-mile stretch of Interstate Highway 287 was left…

TPE provides a tight seal for bio-waste container filter covers
Added: 13 Sep 2013
TPE provides a tight seal for bio-waste container filter covers
ERJ staff report (BC)
Waldkraiburg, G…