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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…

Yokohama Rubber launches specialist motorsport subsidiary
Added: 3 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has established Yokohama Motorsports Internati…

Infinity previews new tires in France and Spain
Added: 3 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Volkswagen Group Leasing (VGL) – the fleet and corporate hire…

Owners less satisfied with run-flats
Added: 2 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Westlake Village, California – Owners of 2011- and 2012-model-year cars in the…

Yokohama Rubber establishes Mexican subsidiary
Added: 2 Apr 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Almetyevsk, Tatarstan, Russia – Nizhnekamskshina, the tire making subsidiary o…

Chinese rubber demand steady in shift from truck to car tires
Added: 28 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok – Rubber declined strongly over a week, reports Supunnabul Suwannakij …