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Flexx belt maker from VMI wins manufacturing innovation award

Added: 8 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Epe, The Netherlands - VMI won the category for tire manufacturing innovation …

Microban trying silicone in antimicrobial study

Added: 4 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (PRW)

London - The rise in hospital-acquired infections - including “superbugs”…

Oregon targets studded tires with proposed legislation

Added: 4 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Salem, Oregon - Oregon drivers may soon find themselves paying extra for their…

First bus and coach tires from Continental at CV Show 2013

Added: 4 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Southall, UK - Continental will launch its first dedicated bus and coach tires…

IRSG announces World Rubber Summit theme

Added: 4 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced the them…

Hankook claims global sales record for 2012

Added: 4 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Seoul, Korea/Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hankook Tire's financial results for fisc…

Arrests at illegal tire sites in north west UK

Added: 1 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Rochdale - The UK Environment Agency (EA) has raided illegal tire traders, mak…

Flexible silicone cables suit robotics and teleconferencing

Added: 1 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Valencia, California - Cicoil Corporation has introduced flat silicone ultra-f…

Liberian palm oil to challenge rubber in coming years

Added: 1 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

London - Palm oil is set to challenge rubber's dominance in Liberian agricultu…

SBR market expected to reach USD 19bn in 2018

Added: 1 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Albany, New York - According to a new market report published by Transparency …

Trelleborg acquires Dutch industrial tire distributor

Added: 1 Feb 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Trelleborg, Sweden - through its subsidiary Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Trellebo…

Goodyear Dunlop axes EMEA farm tire business, moves to close Amiens

Added: 31 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Brussels - Goodyear's EMEA management and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. (G…

Ground capping system combines synthetic grass and EPDM geomembrane

Added: 31 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Austin, Texas - A patent-pending capping system called LiteEarth has been laun…

Japanese automakers produce 10% more cars abroad in 2012 Q3 than in previous year

Added: 31 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Tokyo - Overseas vehicle production by Japanese automakers in the third quarte…

Apollo shows up poor tire maintenance in Middle East

Added: 31 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Gurgaon, India - A tire safety campaign by Apollo Tyres found that as many as …

Michelin licensing Cabot mixing technology

Added: 31 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Boston, Massachusetts - Groupe Michelin has agreed to pay carbon black produce…

Runway rubber removal system debuts in southwest Asia

Added: 30 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Washington DC - The United States Air Force Civil Engineer Center in conjuncti…

Bank of Ceylon promoting loan scheme to small rubber farmers

Added: 30 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Colombo - Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon is holding local campaigns to b…

Study predicts steady growth in demand for TPEs

Added: 30 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Albany, New York - Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers should rise at …

Tire bursts on Kuala Lumpur monorail train - no-one injured

Added: 30 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Kuala Lumpur - Swift action by a Kuala Lumpur monorail driver ensured the safe…