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Hankook launches all-season truck tire range

Added: 26 Apr 2013

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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…

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 …