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Ghanaian rubber output grows 21 percent year on year

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Ghanaian rubber production grew from 6 242 tonnes in 2011 to 7 602 tonnes in 2…

Tire alarm causes Air Berlin flight diversion

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Salzburg, Austria – On 5 April Air Berlin flight AB-3222 from Münster (Germany…

Toyo forms tire subsidiary in Thailand

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has established a tire sales subsi…

UK drivers in dark about tire care and wheel changing

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Swansea, UK – More than half of car drivers have no idea whether their vehicl…

Mid Atlantic continues to grow, acquires two brands

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

By Mike McNulty, Rubber & Plastics News

Newark, Delaware – Rick Miller had …

Rubber glove stocks rise in response to China bird flu outbreak

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Kuala Lumpur – Investors are accumulating shares of rubber glove manufactur…

ContiTech invests in Hungary fuel line production

Added: 8 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Hanover, Germany – ContiTech Fluid Automotive Hungária has opened a new fuel…

Avon Tyres sponsors superbike racing in Ireland

Added: 5 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Melksham, UK – Avon Tyres is sponsoring a new Irish motorcycle racing series, …

'Flying' underwater with winged neoprene wetsuit

Added: 5 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Paris – French designer Guillaume Binard has invented a wetsuit for divers to …

Rubber latex expert Harry Bader dies at 88

Added: 5 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Dover, Delaware – Harry F. Bader, who held a variety of key posts at several …

Yokohama Rubber to highlight retrofit modules at Aircraft Interiors Expo

Added: 5 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. will exhibit at at the Aircraft Interior…

Pirelli comments on Carlisle autoclave fatality

Added: 5 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Burton-on-Trent, UK – Following recent press coverage of a fatal incident at P…

March volumes fall at Tokyo Commodity Exchange - except for rubber

Added: 4 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Tokyo – March 2013 trading volume at the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) was …

Sumitomo to open Thai plant for motorbike radials

Added: 4 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. plans to spend about $15 millio…

Pirelli factory death probe ordered tougher safety measures

Added: 4 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Carlisle, UK – An investigation by the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) into…

Tire fitting appointments could revolutionise leasing industry - Michelin

Added: 4 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Company car drivers should book appointments for tire rep…

Lahore tire shops ignore anti-dengue fever guidelines

Added: 4 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Lahore, Pakistan – During March, the Lahore Environment Protection Department …

Larry Johnson to take forward SaarGummi's recovery

Added: 3 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Wadern-Büschfeld, Germany – Larry Johnson (49) has been named the new CEO of a…

Veterinarians train on blow-up latex intestines

Added: 3 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Edinburgh, UK – Veterinary students will be better prepared to tackle a common…

IISRP recruits silane coupling agent supplier

Added: 3 Apr 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Houston, Texas – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (II…