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TrelleborgVibracoustic and HSS Otomotiv join forces in vehicle air springs
Added: 13 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Weinheim, Germany/Bursa, Turkey – TrelleborgVibracoustic and HSS Otomotiv have…

Cooper and partners review progress in guayule programme
Added: 13 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
San Antonio, Texas – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. met recently with its consortiu…

Michelin helps farmers avoid soil compaction
Added: 13 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Stoke-on-Trent –Michelin has created a free downloadable guide advising farmer…

Myanmar stretches rubber exports
Added: 13 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Yangon – More than 8,000 tonnes of rubber were exported from Myanmar in Februa…

Gaundong launches latex one-way vision film
Added: 13 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan – Italian-based Chinese substrate sourcing specialist Gaundong has augme…

Tire Technology Professionals group now on LinkedIn
Added: 12 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kocaeli, Turkey – Murat Arslanoglu has launched a Tire Technology Professional…

Design student makes prizewinning chair from 65 000 rubber bands
Added: 12 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Preston Moeller, 26, an industrial design student at Appalachian Stat…

Pirelli upbeat on 2012 results despite €1.2bn group deficit
Added: 12 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan, Italy – The Pirelli group issued its results for the year 2012 on 11 Fe…

Conti develops networking potential at Supplier Innovation Day
Added: 12 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Regensburg, Germany – Continental said it has developed closer networking li…

Toyo launches auto centre in Malaysia
Added: 12 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd’s Malaysian subsidiary has opened…

Tire degradation to play major role in Formula 1 2013
Added: 12 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London – McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says that tire degradation …

Mitas suggests cross-plies for farmyard telehandling
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Prague, Czech Republic – As telehandlers have become more sophisticated, agric…

Kenda set to benefit from rising China tire demand
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Taipei, Taiwan – Tire manufacturer Kenda Rubber Industrial Co is likely to see…

Don't say 'latex free' - Food and Drug Administration
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Washington, DC – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft …

Tokai acquires Brazilian AVS maker
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Komaki City, Japan – Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd is to acquire Produflex Min…

New silicones for orthopaedic, encapsulant and reactive material applications
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Detroit, Michigan – Rubber & Plastics News has reported launches of new silic…

Cooper Tire to add global tech centre at Ohio site
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Mike McNulty, Rubber & Plastics News
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubbe…

China plant to become Pirelli's largest
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Yanzhou, China — Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. is investin…

Universal launches expansion
Added: 11 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Mike McNulty, Rubber & Plastics News
Middlefield, Ohio—An acquisition ma…

British tire fitters ordered to quit over noise
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Burnley, UK – The owners of a tire-fitting operation in Burnley, Lancashire ha…