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Yokohama posts record rubber sales
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced record figures for net sales, fo…

Hexpol reports 'best ever' annual results
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Stockholm – Rubber compounding company Hexpol said 2012 was its “best year s…

Solvay to build new silica plant in Poland
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels - Solvay announced on 13 February that it will invest €75 million t…

Indian tire dealers group appeal against cartelisation finding
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
New Delhi, India – The All India Tyre Dealers’ Federation is appealing again…

ICIS sees gloomy SBR outlook in Europe
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sutton, UK – The 2013 outlook for the European styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) …

Green tires offer suppliers high-growth opportunities - Smithers Rapra
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leatherhead UK – The global market for “green” tires is forecast to reach $70.…

Titan bids for majority stake of Wheels of India
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
.Quincy, Illinois – Titan Europe, a subsidiary of US tire and wheel maker Tit…

Yokohama ups annual tire capacity to 1.6m in Russia
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd will increase annual production capacit…

Indian commodity exchange takes record rubber deliveries
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kochi, India – The National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) of India saw its l…

ContiTech to highlight sustainable drive belts at Hannover
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hannover – At the Hannover Messe (12-18 April) the power transmission group of…

ETRMA takes part in EU raw materials steering group
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels – The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association has partici…

Spanish town to lose illegal tire dump at last
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Douglas, Isle of Man – The municipality of Sesena, near Madrid, Spain, has sig…

Michelin opens Shenyang plant
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Shenyang, China – Group Michelin has begun production of truck tires at a $1…

Michelin partners BMW for sports car racing
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
München - The works-supported BMW Z4 GT3 sports cars at the Nürburgring 24 H…

Auto suspension report analyses market innovations
Added: 13 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London – The market for a light vehicle suspension systems has been changing …

Improvement in Americas but Europe tough for Goodyear
Added: 12 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. saw sales of $21 billion (Euro 15.6…

Michelin: strong 2012 earnings despite 'lacklustre' markets
Added: 12 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Clemont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has posted 2012 operating income of Euro …

Tokai buys German AVS maker Anvis
Added: 12 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Frankfurt, Germany – Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd has signed an agreement to …

Pirelli launches 2nd tire line at Voronezh
Added: 12 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Voronezh, Russia – Pirelli SpA and Russian Technologies are to start up a se…

Michelin appoints new agri technical manager in UK
Added: 12 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has appointed Gordon Brookes to the role of ag…