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Researchers present biodegradablity solution for rubber waste
Added: 18 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mesa, Arizona – A team of US researchers say they have developed a new techn…

Schaeffler agrees €3.9 billion refinancing
Added: 18 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Herzogenaurach, Germany – German auto components supplier Schaeffler has sig…

Bridgestone opens tire retread plant in Osaka
Added: 18 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Osaka, Japan – Bridgestone Corp. has opened a plant in Osaka, Japan for used…

European tire demand up and down
Added: 18 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business report
Brussels — Replacement tire demand in Europe continues…

Toyo Tire's Thai subsidiary aims for 5 percent of market
Added: 17 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok – Toyo Tire (Thailand) Co (TTT), a subsidiary of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co…

Tire racket busted in Oman
Added: 17 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Muscat – The Public Authority for Consumer Protection of Oman (PACP) has expos…

Qingdao rubber inventory slips on economy concerns
Added: 17 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Inventory of imported rubber in China's bonded warehouses in Qingd…

ContiTech adds larger dimension actuators to portfolio
Added: 17 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has broadened its range of fixed-connection air…

Conti exec sees 'renewable' tire by 2020
Added: 17 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business report
Hanover, Germany — A key engineering executive at Cont…

Styrenics market worth $109 billion by 2018, study says
Added: 17 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Dallas, Texas – The global styrenics market, including styrene butadiene rub…

Styron appoints Stasse as VP and treasurer
Added: 16 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Styron, a global manufacturer of rubber, latex and pl…

Rubber hits one-week low as China slowdown cuts demand
Added: 16 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Beijing – Rubber prices dropped to a one-week low amid concerns that deman…

Old tire blamed for causing fatal coach crash
Added: 16 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London – Three people returning from a UK music festival died after a coach …

Michelin opens patents to promote tire RFID standard
Added: 16 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Boulogne-Billancourt – Reliable radio frequency identification (RFID) of tires…

Radial truck tire plant opens in Vietnam
Added: 16 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Da Nang, Vietnam – Da Nang Rubber Joint Stock Co. has opened a radial truck ti…

Semperit invests €40m in Poland conveyor belt production
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Vienna – The conveyor belt business of the Semperit Group is investing €40 m…

Michelin Supercar Run showcases Koenigsegg and Jaguar 'hypercars'
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont Ferrand, France – The fastest accelerating supercar at the UK’s Goodw…

Pirelli targeting 'green performance' in Mexico
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Mexico City, Mexico – Pirelli Tyre S.p…

Now, silicone rubber lips to ward off wrinkles
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New York – Silicone rubber lips claimed to prevent wrinkles by exercising faci…

New Goodyear blimp takes shape
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio – Construction of the new Goodyear blimp is in full flow, as the…