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EU car registrations down nearly 7 percent on year
Added: 19 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels – According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACE…

Indian rubber exporters cautioned against software piracy
Added: 19 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kochi: The Indian Rubber Board has warned exporters and traders against the us…

Neoprene wetsuit pioneer Bob Meistrell dies at 84
Added: 18 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Torrance, California – Bob Meistrell, who co-founded the Body Glove clothing c…

Cabot to buy rest of Mexican carbon black JV for $105m
Added: 18 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Altamira, Mexico – Cabot Corp. (CBT) has agreed to buy the remaining 60 percen…

Analysts call Apollo's purchase of Cooper 'risky'
Added: 18 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Akron, Ohio – Financial analysts who follow Apollo Tyres Ltd. are calling the …

Dubai taxi drivers briefed on tire safety
Added: 18 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dubai – Arabian Automobiles, the exclusive distributor of Nissan, Infiniti and…

Mediobanca to sell Pirelli stake
Added: 17 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
By Lisa Jucca
Milan – Italian investment bank Mediobanca is ready to gradually …

South Wales tire fire trio in dock as trial starts
Added: 17 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Swansea, South Wales – The trial of three people alleged to be responsible for…

Michelin and Petrokimia Butadiene launch synthetic rubber joint venture
Added: 17 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin and PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI…

China truck tire overcapacity 'immense'
Added: 17 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Akron, Ohio – Three things are noteworthy about China's truck tire industry, a…

ContiTech to plant trees for forest conservation
Added: 17 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Northeim, Germany – The printing blanket segment of ContiTech’s elastomer coat…

Indonesia to host third Global Rubber Conference
Added: 14 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Medan, Indonesia – Palembang, Indonesia, will be location for the Global Rubbe…

Cooper CEO calls deal with Apollo 'compelling'
Added: 14 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio – For Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s board of directors, accepting A…

DuPont's TPE jounce bumper deals with jolts better
Added: 14 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Geneva, Switzerland – Fiat has adopted an integrated jounce bumper system on i…

Michelin to close plants in Colombia
Added: 14 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Paris – Group Michelin will close two tire plants in Colombia in the coming mo…

Lanxess raises rubber chemicals prices
Added: 14 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leverkusen, Germany – Speciality chemicals company Lanxess will increase its p…

UTECH returns to North America in 2014
Added: 13 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (SMR)
London – UTECH North America will be held on 4 and 5 June 2014, at the Charlo…

Michelin offering $1.3M racing prize
Added: 12 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Le Mans, France – Group Michelin is offering a $1.3 million prize next year fo…

Use EPDM liner for a vibrant, weedless pond, says gardening guru
Added: 12 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Daily Telegraph gardening columnist Bunny Guinness has advised garden…

Michelin tests tires with petroleum haulier ahead of Euro VI trucks
Added: 12 Jun 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has started a 12-month trial comparing the wear …