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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…

Al Dobowi to boost European team
Added: 24 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London - The Al Dobowi Group, parent company of Infinity Tyres Europe, will ex…

Toyo makes senior management changes
Added: 24 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Osaka - At a board meeting today (24 January) Kenji Nakakura was appointed Cha…

Natural rubber imports to India likely to fall in January-February
Added: 23 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mumbai - Rubber imports into India in January and February are likely to fall …

Michelin shares drop on low European tire demand
Added: 23 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Paris - Shares in Michelin & Cie and Continental AG fell the most in more than…

Pirelli's 2013 F1 tires go public
Added: 23 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan - Pirelli has launched a revised P Zero tire range for dry weather and a…

Scottish delivery service puts Hankook brand on trucks
Added: 23 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Daventry, UK - Drummond Distribution, a logistics provider for Hankook UK, has…

Very little time left for Turkish retread companies - Kraiburg
Added: 23 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Geretsberg, Austria - An event to inform Turkish tire retreaders on the implic…

Winter tire demand up 450%, says Kwik Fit
Added: 22 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Letchworth, UK - Major UK tire retailer Kwik Fit reports selling more than fiv…

Bridgestone opens Dubai training facility
Added: 22 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Middle East & Africa FZE (BSMEA), has opened Bridgestone P…

Indian auto sector woes pile up inventory at tire makers
Added: 22 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mumbai - With the Indian auto market in the grip of a severe slowdown, the tir…

Japan's auto makers welcome EU-Japan free trade move
Added: 22 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has welcomed a d…

Yulex bio-latex mattress launched
Added: 22 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Atlanta, Georgia - Luxury mattress maker Pure LatexBLISS will launch a new Yul…

Voluntary motorcycle tire recall by Continental for US and Canada
Added: 22 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Missisauga, Ontario - Continental has announced a voluntary recall programme i…

Overheated truck tire starts fire on NSW highway
Added: 21 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia - Emergency services have attended a truck …

BMTR gets Pirelli Performance Centre of the Year award
Added: 21 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Burton-upon-Trent, UK - Pirelli has announced that the BMTR tire dealership ha…