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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…

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…