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Rubber on baseball bat saves teacher from lightning strike
Added: 20 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ottawa, Canada – An Ontario school teacher said he survived being struck by li…
Apollo Tyres drops fundraising plan
Added: 20 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chennai, India – Apollo Tyres, has decided to drop its plan to raise Rs8bn (€1…
Trelleborg concedes EU cartel judgement
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Trelleborg, Sweden – The General Court of the European Union (GCEU) has affirm…
Conti compounds offer improved grip for pro marathon runners
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- Tire manufacturer Continental says it has been supplying…
Asia Carbon conversion on schedule
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN/LMH)
New York — Asia Carbon Industries Inc. said its conversion of carbon bla…
Slight EU car market growth in April - ACEA
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels –
In April, the EU market for new passenger cars grew for the first ti…
Apollo Tyres lands quality award
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres’ Chennai, India, plant has won the platinum (fir…
Post-tariffs surge in Chinese tires, brands
Added: 17 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron, Ohio — The expiration last Septembe…
Aircraft tire app from Michelin
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin Aircraft Tire has introduced a mobile te…
Silicone potting compound meets UL flammability standard
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA – Designed to ensure integrity of electrical comp…
ATS winter weather study highlights advantages of winter tires
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK -- Following the coldest March in 40 years, ATS Euromaster sa…
Hankook chairman makes Forbes' list
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
New York – Hankook Tire chairman Cho Yang-Rai has joined the world’s billion…
Silicones dominate thermic fluid market
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Albany, New York, USA – According to a new market report published by Transpar…
HB Chemical distributing Black Cat carbon black
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Don Detore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio—If a shor…
Thai agriculture ministry to stabilise rubber price
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok – The Thai Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is looking to preve…
OMV to spend €230m boosting butadiene capacity
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Vienna, Austria – Austrian oil and gas group OMV is to invest €230m in a proj…
Vietnam rubber tycoon rejects land grabbing accusations
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ho Chi Minh City – The Vietnamese rubber tycoon accused by the campaigning and…
ExxonMobil Chemical to demonstrate elastomer materials at Chinaplas
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston, Texas – At the Chinaplas trade fair, Guangzhou, 20-23 May, ExxonMobil…
Pirelli to revise F1 tire construction
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan – Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., responding to criticism from Formula 1 teams of i…
Tokai sets up automotive hose business unit
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Following a series of acquisitions in the automotive hose market, To…
