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Continental signs three US LifeCycle retreaders; Canada next
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fort Mill, South Carolina - Continental Tire the Americas' ContiLifeCycle retr…

Hygienic rubber socks for Sri Lankan farmers
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colombo, Sri Lanka - The Health Ministry of Sri Lanka is to introduce hygienic…

TyreSafe to host part-worn tire webinar
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colchester, UK - In a bid to improve the standards of part worn tyres being so…

Apollo Tyres opens global R&D Centre in the Netherlands
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Enschede, the Netherlands - Apollo Tyres Ltd has opened a global R&D centre …

Malaysia's Top Glove looks to Africa
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove Corp Bhd is sea…

Sales up 7% in 2012 as Continental announces preliminary figures
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany - Sales at automotive supplier Continental have risen by 7 …

Tokai opens auto product development sites in Jiaxing
Added: 14 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Komaki, Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd has held the opening ceremony fo…

UK car insurance broker teams with Goodyear on cashback
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK - Goodyear Tyres is partnering with broker Swinton to offer mot…

Goodyear signs major sales contract for new coach tyre
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK - Goodyear has secured a major sales contract with bus and c…

UK local authority accused over tire shredded at pothole
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leicester, UK - A motorist whose car was damaged by a pothole near Truro, Corn…

Bridgestone acquires new site for Shenyang plant
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Shenyang, China - Bridgestone Corp. subsidiary Bridgestone (Shenyang) Tire C…

Penalty points will highlight illegal tyre dangers - ITIA
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Dublin - The Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA) says drivers should rece…

Indian Rubber Board offers smallholders financial aid
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kottayam, India - The Indian Rubber Board is offering financial assistance to …

Cooper Tire achieves safety milestone
Added: 11 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire said its Tupelo, Mississippi plant has worked 2 …

Conti refuelling hose replaced after 33 years of 'rough' operations
Added: 10 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany - After 33 years of use with five to eight refuelling opera…

Fontijne acquires Ghyselinck, presents new company at TTE
Added: 10 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Vlaardingen, The Netherlands - Tire and wheel assembly specialist Fontijne G…

ATS beats own roadside assistance record
Added: 10 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK - ATS Euromaster is citing 2012 data to show that its customer …

HF Mixing Group leaders optimistic about 2013
Added: 10 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Bruce Meyer, Rubber & Plastics News
Germany-Leaders at HF Mixing Group a…

DriveRight adds search to tire fitting database
Added: 10 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Cardiff, UK - Independent supplier of wheel and tire data DriveRight has added…

Biesterfeld acquires Küttner GmbH
Added: 10 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hamburg - Polymer distributor Biesterfeld AG has acquired all shares of Küttn…