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Indian tire dealers call for mandatory tire tube certification

Added: 14 May 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Chennai, India – The All India Tyre Dealers' Federation has approached the I…

ICIS hosting second butadiene conference

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Sutton, UK – ICIS has launched its 2nd Butadiene and Derivatives Conference, t…

New scheme helps UK garages highlight proper tire disposal

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Whtie Colne, UK – Garages and tire retailers across the UK should now be able …

Record first-quarter operating profits for Cooper Tire

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News.

Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported r…

Rubber boom leads to land seizures in south-east Asia

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Phnom Penh, Vietnam – Vietnamese rubber firms funded by a branch of the Worl…

Affluence boosts low-profile tire sales in central Malaysia

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Rising affluence and car ownership have created a str…

Liberty disputes Kumho's assertions on recall

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter

Washington, DC – Liberty Tire Rec…

Michelin Supercup driver bags a bra

Added: 13 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Winchester, UK – A touring car racing driver has got behind a fundraising driv…

Goodyear opens new global headquarters

Added: 10 May 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Akron, Ohio – Cutting a ribbon featuring the pattern of a tire tread, the Go…

Indian Rubber Board to focus on boosting skills

Added: 10 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Mumbai, India – The Indian Rubber Board and the newly established Rubber Skill…

Indian NR imports to fall as car sales shrink

Added: 10 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Mumbai, India – Natural rubber imports by India, the world’s third-biggest use…

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…