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Sales, earnings fall at Yokohama in Q1
Added: 10 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd said sales fell in the first quarter en…

Venture capitalist takes control of Latex Compounds Ltd
Added: 10 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Manchester, UK – Amin Amiri of a2e Venture Catalysts has acquired a majority c…

Room for Malaysian tire exports to grow, minister says
Added: 10 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Taiping, Malaysia – There is still room for Malaysian tire exports to grow, …

New report analyses China's retreading market
Added: 10 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Dublin – Research and Markets has added a new report entitled China Tire Ret…

Cooper Standard revenues down on car production slump and unfavourable forex
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper S…

Kultevat works towards rubber and sugar from Russian dandelion
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Carlsbad, California – Kultevat L.L.C. is moving rapidly toward its goal of fu…

EU High Court upholds Eni rubber cartel fine
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London – The European Union’s High Court has ordered Italian energy company …

Tom Gravalos appointed CEO of Pirelli Mexico
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Rome, Georgia – Tom Gravalos has taken over as CEO of Pirelli Mexico with imme…

Weak tire market contributes to Lanxess sales decline
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Report
Leverkusen, Germany – A weak market, particu…

Toyo Tire opens new Malaysian plant
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony on 8 May …

Kumho back in black for fiscal 2012
Added: 9 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Seoul —Kumho Tire Co. Ltd posted net income of $116.2 million (€88 million)…

New members for IRSG
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Three companies have joined the International Rubber Study Group (…

Pirelli explains tire wear measurement ahead of Spanish Grand Prix
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Burton Upon Trent – Ahead of the Formula One race in Spain from 10-12 May, Pir…

Bridgestone sales grow 9% in Q1
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. saw sales rise 9.4% in the first quarter of 2013, …

Strong Q4 profit growth for CEAT on back of lower input costs
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mumbai, India – Tire maker CEAT has posted a growth of 47.14 percent in net pr…

ContiTech recognised as a top auto supplier in China
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech has been recognised one of the top 50 automotiv…

Kenda Rubber opens European office
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Oldenburg, Germany – Taiwanese tire manufacturer Kenda Rubber Ind Co. Ltd ha…

TrelleborgVibracoustic doubles Yantai plant as sales grow
Added: 8 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Mike McNulty, Rubber & Plastics News
Shanghai — In less than a year, o…

TRIB managing director to speak at 2013 China International Tire Conference
Added: 7 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Falls Church, Virginia – The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) a…

Cyprus Airbus tire bursts on rollout at Larnaca
Added: 7 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Larnaca, Cyprus – A Cyprus Airways Airbus A320-200, registration 5B-DCH perfor…