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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…

Getting heavy with superbugs on HCR silicone

Added: 30 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Microban International has carried out in vitro

testing to simulate planktonic …

Crumpled graphene and rubber make artificial muscle

Added: 29 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Durham, North Carolina - Despite many extraordinary properties, graphene (a on…

Goodyear planning to close northern French tire plant

Added: 29 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Paris - Goodyear is preparing to close a French plant employing 1,250 workers …

Continental to boost U.S. truck tire output

Added: 29 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Mount Vernon, Illinois - Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. plans to boost c…

Crisplant automates tire handling during production

Added: 29 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Aarhus, Denmark - Material handling supplier Crisplant has launched its first …

EMAC strikes compound distribution partnership with LTE

Added: 29 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Mauléon, France - French technical rubber compounder EMAC has signed an exclu…

400,000 km life vindicates Karzol-Trans' choice of Goodyear truck tires

Added: 25 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Monor, Hungary - Goodyear Marathon tires are keeping costs low for the Hungari…

High-flying flooring uses halogen-free rubber from Lanxess

Added: 25 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Leverkusen - With their new Duroflex and Durofloor floor coverings, engineers …

Japanese auto industry cautiously welcomes tax changes

Added: 25 Jan 2013

Tokyo - The Japan Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers Associations (JAMA and JADA respectively) ha…

Gates launches heavy-duty coolant hose to cope with higher temperatures

Added: 25 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Denver, Colorado - The FleetRunner Hi-Temp straight coolant hose from Gates Co…

ERJ launches Future Tire conference at Brussels in June

Added: 25 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Croydon, UK - European Rubber Journal and its publisher Crain Communications a…

2014 theme announced for Michelin 'Challenge Design'

Added: 24 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Detroit - The theme for the 2014 Michelin Challenge Design (MCD) competition w…

Continental truck tires help drive London Eye

Added: 24 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Fort Mill, South Carolina - Continental HSRs (Heavy Steer Regional truck tires…

Canadian Tire sponsors Olympic team

Added: 24 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Welland, Ontario - Canadian Tire Corp. has signed an eight-year multi-level pa…