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Goodyear increases earnings on lower sales in Q1
Added: 29 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says operating income in the first …

Hankook Q1 earnings up, sales down slightly
Added: 29 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff
Seoul — Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. reported a 10.4-percent ga…

Report warns of health hazards of using recycled tires in buildings
Added: 29 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London -- A report by the Healthy Building Network, a US environmental healt…

Yokohama to build truck tire plant in Mississippi
Added: 26 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) has picked east central Mississippi as …

Hankook launches all-season truck tire range
Added: 26 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – According to Hankook, the design of its new Smartflex …

Cabot Malaysia to stop making carbon black
Added: 26 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corporation has announced that the board of its …

EU commercial vehicle registrations: UK still bucks downward trend
Added: 26 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels – Statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (…

Manchester Polymer Group announces May rubber seminar programme
Added: 26 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Manchester, UK – The 8th Manchester Polymer Group annual rubber seminar will b…

Rubber may drop to lowest price since 2009
Added: 25 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – By October 2013, rubber may fall to its lowest price since 2009, accor…

Tire makers' production cuts counter to seasonal norms - ICIS
Added: 25 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sutton, UK – Rather than ramping up as is normal in the spring season, tire ma…

IRSG announces speaker list for World Rubber Summit in May
Added: 25 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced the spea…

Pirelli to open retail stores in Russia
Added: 25 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Moscow – Pirelli & C. S.p.A. and Rosneft Oil Co., a leading Russian oil and ga…

Trelleborg Wheel Q1 sales, earnings down
Added: 25 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems reported lower revenue and earni…

China's Q1 butadiene imports jump 162 percent on year
Added: 24 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – China's Q1 imports of butadiene soared by 162 percent to 136,239 t…

Pirelli urged to keep F1 tires as they are
Added: 24 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Red Bull have an agenda in complaining about this year's tires and th…

New MD for ATS Euromaster
Added: 24 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Ian Stuart is to retire at the end of May 2013 after seven ye…

Bridgestone debriefs on UK Commercial Vehicle Show presence
Added: 24 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leamington Spa, UK – Bridgestone reported strong interest from fleet managers,…

Toyo Tires moving head office to mark 70th anniversary
Added: 24 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tires will build a new head office building in Itami, Japa…

Work continues on 'intelligent tire'
Added: 23 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Fairlawn, Ohio – A future in which a sensor imbedded in a tire helps prevent …

Michelin's Q1 sales down on weak European market
Added: 23 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Tire maker Michelin has reported sales of €4.9bn fo…