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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…

Rock out your iPad with conductive elastomer drumsticks
Added: 23 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
San Francisco, California – Mobile device specialist Fleet Street Technology (…

Arizona State University to lead guayule rubber sustainability probe
Added: 23 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Phoenix, Arizona – Arizona State University (ASU) engineer Amy Landis is to le…

TrelleborgVibracoustic expanding Chinese manufacturing base
Added: 23 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Shanghai/Darmstadt – Automotive anti-vibration solution supplier TrelleborgVib…

Time running out for F1 tire supply - Pirelli
Added: 22 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Manama, Bahrain – Exclusive Formula One tire supplier Pirelli has warned that …

IISRP elects Ube Industries executive president for 2013-2014
Added: 22 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
San Francisco, USA – Shinobu Watanabe, the president of Ube Industries’ chemic…

ATS fits cold weather tires to UK ambulances
Added: 22 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – ATS Euromaster reports fitting more than 10 000 new cold weat…

Just Rollers wins second Queen's Award for Enterprise
Added: 22 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Cwmbran, UK – For the second time in four years, Welsh industrial roller speci…

Thai rubber farmers plan price protest
Added: 22 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok – The president of the Para Rubber Growers Co-operative Federation of …

Conti plans expansion for Slovakian tire plant
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hanover – Continental A.G. plans to expand capacity for car and light truck ti…

New industrial tire from Goodyear at Bauma
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Goodyear has launched a new radial tyre for industrial applic…

Pirelli UK extends 'Investors in People' accreditation
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Burton upon Trent, UK – Pirelli UK has retained its accreditation as an Invest…

Management changes at Lanxess
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leverkusen - Speciality chemicals company Lanxess has announced management cha…

Trelleborg movie highlights farm tire history
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg has launched a 3D animated movie which is avai…