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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…

Pelmar delivers advanced pre-cured tire tread system
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ramat-Hasharon, Israel – In collaboration with Turkey-based Akar Makina, Pelma…

Sarawak to develop 20 000ha of new rubber plantations in 2013
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia – 20,000 hectares of land in Sarawak will be opened…

ECHA extends chemical registration times ahead of REACH deadline
Added: 18 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Helsinki, Finland – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is extending the open…

Momentive launching new cosmetic silicone products
Added: 17 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Albany, New York – Momentive Performance Materials is launching two “ready-to-…

Dry weather affects rubber plants in northeast India
Added: 17 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Agartala, India – Immature rubber plants (two to four years old) are drying up…

Yokohama to boost Thai tire capacity
Added: 17 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. will start the second phase of expanding its T…

ContiTech highlighting anti-pollution hoses at Bauma
Added: 17 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hanover – At the Bauma construction equipment show, ContiTech Fluid Technology…

European tire market falls 15 percent in March - Michelin
Added: 17 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Paris – Latest market data from Michelin show the market for passenger car and…

Florida battles slimy invasion by giant tire-puncturing snails
Added: 16 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Orlando, Florida - South Florida is fighting a growing infestation of one of t…

Yokohama develops new inner tire liner for commercial vehicles
Added: 16 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. has developed a new inner liner technology cla…

Cobalt signs strategic partner and investor to commercialise bio-butadiene
Added: 16 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mountain View, California – Biochemical developer Cobalt Technologies has anno…

Tyre explosion death 'accidental', concludes inquest jury
Added: 16 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tunbridge Wells, UK – The jury at an inquest of a 21-year-old man who died at …