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Hankook goal: sufficient size, not just ranking
Added: 6 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Bruce Davis, Rubber & Plastics News
Cancun, Mexico – Hankook Tire Co. Lt…
Tokai opens training centre in Japan
Added: 6 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Komaki City, Japan – Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd has opened an employee trai…
Asian rubber settles higher on tight supply
Added: 6 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok – Asian rubber settled higher Tuesday after the Chinese government s…
Apollo Tyres expands European product range
Added: 6 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Geneva, Switzerland – Apollo Tyres has launched two new high-performance pa…
Agripan to distribute Westlake tires in Greece
Added: 6 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Athens – Agripan SA has signed an agreement to become the authorised distrib…
UAE man injured by exploding truck tire
Added: 5 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sharjah, UAE – A 26 year-old man was severely injured after a truck’s tire he …
Cote d'Ivoire plans rubber and banana tax to fund food crop research
Added: 5 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire – The Ivorian government is setting up the country's fi…
Bridgestone goes large and narrow
Added: 5 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corporation has launched a "Large & Narrow” concept tire, …
Lanxess switching to S-SBR from E-SBR in Brazil
Added: 5 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
São Paulo/Leverkusen – The German speciality chemicals company Lanxess will co…
Bridgestone to close Italian car tire plant
Added: 5 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Brussels, Belgium (March 4, 2013) – Bridgestone Corporation will close its pas…
Crisplant tailors automated handling expertise to tire industry
Added: 5 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Aarhus, Denmark – At the Tire Technology Expo, material handling specialist Cr…
Newcastle-upon-Tyne tire fire causes black smoke plume
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK – Fire crews were called out to a small tire fire in W…
Bridgestone named official tire of Dubai motor show
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dubai, UAE – Bridgestone announced on 3 March that it will be the Official Tir…
Eni faces additional €91m cartel fine
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London –Eni SpA, Italy’s largest oil company, faces an additional fine of €9…
Rick Brennan joins Falken Tire
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California — Rick Brennan, former vice president of marketi…
Goodyear declares quarterly dividend
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
, Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co has declared a quarterly dividend …
Bausch + Lomb expects to launch silicone hydrogel multifocal lens
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Atlanta, Georgia – Optical manufacturer Bausch + Lomb has announced the expans…
Rubber gloves gain on falling latex prices
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
The rubber glove industry in Malaysia will benefit from the continuing slide…
Goodyear launches 'KnowHow' App
Added: 4 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has unveiled the Goodyear KnowHow App, a B2B applicatio…
Viscoelastic silicone rubber cures wobbly tables
Added: 1 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Richmond, Virginia – A University of Virginia scientist has developed a silico…
