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Nitto Tire aims to double sales with Latin America expansion

Added: 7 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

By Dave Zielasko, Tire Business

Las Vegas, US - Nitto Tire USA Inc., in the …

New EPDM rubbers from ExxonMobil

Added: 7 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Houston, Texas - ExxonMobil Chemical (EMC), which claims leadership in both me…

First speakers announced for Latin American rubber event

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ Staff (LMH)

Buenos Aires, Argentina - The Latin American Rubber Technology Association and the A…

1500 tonnes of tires on fire at Roxholm, UK

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Sleaford, UK - Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is tackling a blaze involving 1500…

Don't use rubber gas pipes for casual heating, Pakistanis told

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Islamabad - Domestic consumers in Pakistan have been advised to take special c…

Truck tire demand should rebound in 2013

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ Staff Report (LMH)

Tire Business staff report

Fullerton, California - Commercial tire demand in t…

VMI to introduce Flexx belt maker at TTE

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Epe, the Netherlands - Tire machinery maker VMI Group will present its new F…

Lanxess splits technical rubber products business

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Leverkusen, Germany - With effect from 1 January, Lanxess's Technical Rubber P…

Toyo Tires sets up group code of conduct

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has established two new group polic…

Singer acquires Summers Rubber

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ Staff Report (LMH)

Glen Burnie, Maryland - Singer Equities Inc. has acquired the operating asse…

Promotional wristband specialist launches silicone product

Added: 4 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Brookfield, Wisconsin - Wristband Express has launched a silicone variant of i…

Zeon expands Kentucky ACM production capacity

Added: 3 Jan 2013

Louisville, Kentucky - Zeon Chemicals LP, the US subsidiary of Japan's Zeon Corp., is to increase t…

Most consumers unaware of EU tire label regulation - Continental

Added: 3 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Southall, UK - More than two thirds of motorists questioned by Continental sai…

Tokai JV to make auto anti-vibration parts in Mexico

Added: 3 Jan 2013

ERJ Staff Report (LMH)

Tokyo, Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries has formed a joint venture with Anvis …

Mitas recalls tubeless motorcycle tires

Added: 3 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Prague - Czech tire producer Mitas is voluntarily recalling 1,752 tubeless E-0…

K&M Tire acquires Michigan Tire & Wheel

Added: 3 Jan 2013

ERJ Staff Report (LMH)

Delphos, Ohio - Ohio wholesale tire distributor K&M Tire Inc. has acquired M…

Indian synthetic rubber consumption rises 6 percent in H1

Added: 3 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

New Delhi - The Indian Rubber Board has reported the country's synthetic rubbe…

Thai rubber exports bouncing back

Added: 3 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Bangkok - The Thai Rubber Association (TRA) expects the country's rubber expor…

Chinese tire manufacturing up 20.7 percent in 2012, says IBISWorld

Added: 2 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Revenue of the tire manufacturing industry in China is expected to total $79.3…

Tire factory fire in western Sydney

Added: 2 Jan 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Sydney, Australia - Firefighters were called to a blaze in a tire storage faci…