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Bridgestone's winter tire meets stricter stud requirements

Added: 20 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Tokyo – Bridgestone’s new Blizzak Spike-01 is a studded winter tire for passen…

UK bucks downward trend in EU car registrations

Added: 19 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Brussels – In February, new car registrations in the European Union pursued th…

Trelleborg opens new facility in China

Added: 19 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Wuxi, China – Trelleborg opened a new manufacturing facility in Wuxi on 12 Mar…

Nokian's sales up 11 percent in 2012 despite challenging climate

Added: 19 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Nokia, Finnland – Nokian Tyres has issued its Annual Report for fiscal 2012.

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'Decade of opportunity for tire makers' - IRSG Secretary-General

Added: 19 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore – As principal guest at the opening of Tyrexpo Asia 2013, the Secret…

Study sees rapid Indian tire market growth

Added: 19 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (CNS)

Mumbai – India's tire market will grow at an average annual pace of about 14 …

Interpneu to distribute Magna Tyres in Germany

Added: 18 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Waalwijk, The Netherlands – German tire wholesaler Interpneu Handelsgesellscha…

Tire problem forces emergency Airbus landing

Added: 18 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Bangkok, Thailand – A Thai Airways International (TAI) Airbus 330-300 flying f…

China SBR prices under pressure on oversupply, weak demand

Added: 18 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore – Chinese styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR) prices, on a downtrend sinc…

Kraiburg TPE targets growth in Mexico

Added: 18 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Mexico City – Kraiburg TPE Corp. has set an aggressive growth target for its n…

Dunlop offers prize for Le Mans Ferrari livery

Added: 18 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Akron, Ohio – Dunlop has launched a Europe-wide competition to find a winning …

Motorists waiting longer to replace illegal tires

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

London – More drivers are waiting until their tires are illegal before repla…

Study says pigment demand will increase

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

New York – Worldwide demand for pigments should increase at a 4.5 percent clip…

Sumitomo Thai subsidiary achieves zero waste disposal

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Bangkok – Sumirubber Thai Eastern Corp, a natural rubber processing subsidi…

Dow Corning adds new healthcare silicone elastomer

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Dow Corning presented a new silicone technology …

Fuel saving app helps drivers select summer tires

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Leverkusen, Germany – Speciality chemical company Lanxess says its fuel savi…

Michelin to debut tire on Mercedes Black

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tire will premiere on th…

ATS strengthens service with Hitachi capital

Added: 15 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Birmingham, UK – Tire services and distribution firm ATS Euromaster is worki…

Apollo launches uniform bias commercial vehicle tire

Added: 14 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has introduced to the Indian market the XMR cros…

Asian rubber prices fall as China clears Qingdao warehouses

Added: 14 Mar 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore – Natural rubber prices in Asia this week slid to the lowest levels …