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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…
Lanxess to temporarily shut down butyl and EPDM production
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Leverkusen, Germany – Speciality chemical company Lanxess AG is to temporari…
Italian minister criticises Bridgestone plant closure
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Rome – The Italian Minister of industry Corrado Passera has written to Bridg…
Michelin joins Asian Le Mans series as official tire supplier
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has been named as tire supplier for the si…
'Torque vectoring' key to race tire development
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Geneva, Switzerland – Tire Business reports that Dunlop Motorsport's long heri…
Yokohama posts motorsport plans for 2013
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced its motorsport plans for the co…
Goodyear aims to save fleets over €195 000 annually
Added: 8 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK – Goodyear says long-haul truck fleets could save over £170 …
New tire deal for puncture-prone UK fleet
Added: 7 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Oxfordshire-based Chevron Traffic Management (CTM), which lay…
