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Cooper Tire supporting UK auto festival
Added: 29 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (LMH)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Europe’s largest tiremaker, Michelin, reported a 13…

TMAT reports buoyant sales, seeks investor
Added: 26 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chesterfield, UK – The first-half report of noise and vibration damping speci…

Compounder SPC Europe acquires Jevsa
Added: 26 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Stoke-on-Trent-based haulier B&W Transport (BWT) has chosen A…

Eaton closing Caesarea hose plant
Added: 25 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Eden Prairie, Minnesota – Hydraulics supplier Eaton’s FilFlex hose facility in…

Pirelli names F1 tires for Spa, Monza and Singapore
Added: 25 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan – Pirelli has announced the tire compounds from its slick P Zero series …

Rubber gains on China economic optimism
Added: 24 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kuching, Malaysia – The Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minist…

Evonik boosting Thai silica capacity
Added: 24 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Essen – Evonik Industries is expanding precipitated silica capacity at its Map…

Blackcircles opens Tesco tire centre
Added: 23 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Peebles, UK – Online tire fitting service Blackcircles.com has unveiled the fi…

Teknor Apex reorganising TPE brands at K 2013
Added: 23 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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…

Trelleborg tire/wheel sales up 5.6 percent but overall market outlook 'uncertain'
Added: 23 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Treleborg, Sweden – In its April-June interim report, Trelleborg reports a 5.6…

UK Midlands tire firm has lucky escape after arson attack
Added: 22 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dudley, UK – A tire firm in Dudley, West Midlands, had a lucky escape after a …

Local council could pay out £1m if tire disposal is refused
Added: 22 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Swansea, UK – Swansea Council faces a potential £1m (€1.2m) bill if planning p…

Not-so-young F1 drivers test new Pirelli tires
Added: 22 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Silverstone, UK – Formula One racing teams have tested the range of Pirelli ty…

BMW to fit Goodyear run-flats on X5 SUV
Added: 22 Jul 2013
Akron, Ohio – BMW A.G. has selected the Goodyear Eagle LS2 run-flat as an OE fitment for the redesi…