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Yokohama Rubber launches specialist motorsport subsidiary

Added: 3 Apr 2013

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Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has established Yokohama Motorsports Internati…

Infinity previews new tires in France and Spain

Added: 3 Apr 2013

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Dubai – Infinity Tyres recently previewed three new tire series at Pneu Expo i…

Lightweight silicone foam to feature at aircraft interiors show

Added: 2 Apr 2013

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Rogers, Connecticut – Rogers Corporation will exhibit its Silfx lightweight si…

Michelin tires and ATS Euromaster support for VW's UK leasing operation

Added: 2 Apr 2013

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Birmingham, UK – Volkswagen Group Leasing (VGL) – the fleet and corporate hire…

Owners less satisfied with run-flats

Added: 2 Apr 2013

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Westlake Village, California – Owners of 2011- and 2012-model-year cars in the…

Yokohama Rubber establishes Mexican subsidiary

Added: 2 Apr 2013

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Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has incorporated Yokohama Tire Mexico S. de R.…

Millionth locally made tire for Russian-built VW Polo

Added: 2 Apr 2013

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Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia – Nizhnekamskshina, the tire making subsidiary o…

Chinese rubber demand steady in shift from truck to car tires

Added: 28 Mar 2013

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New York – Rubber demand in China may be unchanged in 2013 as consumption by t…

Tyrexpo Asia 2013 visitors up 22.5 percent, exhibitors up 64 percent on 2011

Added: 28 Mar 2013

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Tunbridge Wells, UK – Tyrexpo Asia 2013 attracted 4,355 individual visitors to…

Rubber fall attributed to debt crisis and weak US results

Added: 28 Mar 2013

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Bangkok – Rubber declined strongly over a week, reports Supunnabul Suwannakij …

Omsk Carbon Group to build carbon black plant in Belarus

Added: 28 Mar 2013

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Amherst, Massachusetts – Russian carbon black producer Omsk Carbon Group has a…

Belgian rubber and plastics manufacturers equivocal on 2013 prospects

Added: 28 Mar 2013

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Brussels – Federplast.be, the Belgian association of manufacturers of plastic …

Michelin considers its position on European capacity

Added: 27 Mar 2013

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Paris – Groupe Michelin may have a successful 2012, comments Maxime Amiot in L…

Government grants for Yokohama Rubber's Chinese tire base

Added: 27 Mar 2013

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Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced today that Hangzhou Yokohama Ti…

Firm rates Bridgestone as No. 1 tire brand

Added: 27 Mar 2013

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London – Bridgestone is the world's most valuable tire brand, according to new…

Falken faces up to UK motorway drivers

Added: 27 Mar 2013

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Offenbach, Germany – Falken Tyres Europe claims to be the first tyre company t…

UK the exception as EU commercial vehicle demand continues down

Added: 27 Mar 2013

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Brussels – Demand for new commercial vehicles in February was down for the fou…

EU SafeRubber expects to replace PCP accelerator

Added: 26 Mar 2013

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Brussels, Belgium – The European Commission (EC’s) SafeRubber research project…

Simulation software enables detailed design of elastomer processing

Added: 26 Mar 2013

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Schaumberg, Illinois – Sigma Plastic Services (SPP) offers its Sigmasoft 3D in…

Japanese automakers hail EU/Japan trade talks

Added: 26 Mar 2013

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Tokyo – The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has welcomed a 2…