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Colmec launches in Finland
Added: 3 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Norrköping, Sweden – Swedish tire distributor and retreader Colmec AB is to es…

Conti confirms 2013 guidance despite 'difficult' Q1
Added: 3 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – First-quarter sales at Continental Corp. fell by 3.4% fr…

Asian butadiene price sinks 18 percent on month in April on weak demand
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – The average price of Asian butadiene sank 18 percent month on mont…

Goodyear to open new headquarters in May
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Report
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear officially will open i…

Hankook extends tire supply partnership with DTM
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Tire maker Hankook has extended its official tire su…

Asia only real tire growth market today, economist claims
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina –…

Cabot Q2 profits drop 89 percent on similar sales
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Boston, Massachussetts – For the second quarter of fiscal 2013, carbon black m…

Styron axes European SB latex capacity
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Horgen, Switzerland – Styrene butadiene (SB) latex producer Styron Europe GmbH…

Conti summer tire wins Polish trade mag test
Added: 2 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – Polish trade magazine ‘Motor’ has chosen Continental's Co…

Marangoni to showcase retreads at Autopromotec show
Added: 1 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Rovereto, Italy – At the Autopromotec 2013 automotive equipment and aftermarke…

Pirelli 'pit stop challenge' scores a hit at Kwik-Fit conference
Added: 1 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Burton upon Trent, UK – A Pirelli-equipped Williams Formula One car was a popu…

State of Florida wants offshore tire dump cleared
Added: 1 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection …

EU drivers increasingly negligent about tire maintenance, Bridgestone says
Added: 1 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels – The number of European motorists driving with underinflated or wo…

Tocom rubber falls on yen, weaker China manufacturing data
Added: 1 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok – Tocom RSS3 rubber futures fell because of a stronger yen and as Ch…

Yokohama ranked first in China OE tire satisfaction survey
Added: 1 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd says it has been ranked first in the 2012 C…

Silicone liquid crystal stiffens with repeated compression
Added: 30 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston, Texas – Scientists at Rice University have discovered that silicone i…

Nokian sales, profit drops as European car market struggles
Added: 30 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres Group’s first quarter net sales fell by 13.3 p…

Michelin's Tweel earns silver 'Edison Award'
Added: 30 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Chicago – Group Michelin's non-pneumatic Tweel tire/wheel combination earned a…

Conti tire testing facility recognised by international jury
Added: 30 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – The international jury of the annual Vehicle Dynamic Inno…

Trelleborg to highlight oilfield-approved materials at offshore technology event
Added: 30 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Trelleborg, Sweden – At the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, 6-9 May…