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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…