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Pirelli tire test didn't show much to top driver

Added: 30 Jul 2013

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By Adam Cooper, Crain News Service

Detroit, Michigan – Sebastian Vettel wa…

Skellerup defending 'unsubsantiated' NZD7.3m claim in rubber ring dispute

Added: 29 Jul 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Auckland, New Zealand – Skellerup, the industrial rubber goods manufacturer, h…

Semperit enlarging Polish belt factory

Added: 29 Jul 2013

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Vienna, Austria – Semperit A.G.'s Sempertrans belting operation is expanding …

ContiTech breaks ground on Slovakia AVS expansion

Added: 29 Jul 2013

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Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has broken ground on the expansion of its anti…

RubberCon 2014 organisers call for papers

Added: 29 Jul 2013

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London – RubberCon, an annual global rubber conference arranged through the …

Cooper Tire supporting UK auto festival

Added: 29 Jul 2013

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Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire is supporting this year’s CarFest, a family car fes…

Conti invests €17.5m in Singapore R&D site

Added: 29 Jul 2013

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Singapore – Continental is to invest €17.5 million in a new R&D building in …

Michelin profit drops on low home tire demand

Added: 26 Jul 2013

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Clermont-Ferrand, France – Europe’s largest tiremaker, Michelin, reported a 13…

TMAT reports buoyant sales, seeks investor

Added: 26 Jul 2013

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Chesterfield, UK – The first-half report of noise and vibration damping speci…

Compounder SPC Europe acquires Jevsa

Added: 26 Jul 2013

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Westbury, UK – Rubber compounding specialist SPC Europe Ltd has acquired the a…

China raises anti-dumping duties on Japanese synthetic rubber imports

Added: 26 Jul 2013

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Beijing – China's Ministry of Commerce is increasing existing anti-dumping dut…

Heavy haulier could save €18 500 per annum with structured tire management

Added: 25 Jul 2013

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Birmingham, UK – Stoke-on-Trent-based haulier B&W Transport (BWT) has chosen A…

Eaton closing Caesarea hose plant

Added: 25 Jul 2013

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Eden Prairie, Minnesota – Hydraulics supplier Eaton’s FilFlex hose facility in…

Pirelli names F1 tires for Spa, Monza and Singapore

Added: 25 Jul 2013

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Milan – Pirelli has announced the tire compounds from its slick P Zero series …

Rubber gains on China economic optimism

Added: 24 Jul 2013

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London – Bloomberg News reported rubber rising to a seven-week high after Chin…

Malaysian replanting and new plantations aim at controlling rubber supply

Added: 24 Jul 2013

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Kuching, Malaysia – The Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minist…

Evonik boosting Thai silica capacity

Added: 24 Jul 2013

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Essen – Evonik Industries is expanding precipitated silica capacity at its Map…

Blackcircles opens Tesco tire centre

Added: 23 Jul 2013

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Peebles, UK – Online tire fitting service Blackcircles.com has unveiled the fi…

Teknor Apex reorganising TPE brands at K 2013

Added: 23 Jul 2013

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Geleen, The Netherlands – At K 2013, Teknor Apex Company will introduce a rest…

Natural and silicone rubber conference targets part and tool designers

Added: 23 Jul 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Aachen – A conference covering the latest developments in rubber materials wil…