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Continental reschedules 2014 loan

Added: 21 Dec 2012

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Hannover - Tire maker Continental AG is refinancing its syndicated loan facili…

South African tire recycling on skids

Added: 21 Dec 2012

South African tire recycling on skids

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Johannesburg - The South African (SA) gov…

Tire bursts in Airbus emergency landing at Phuket

Added: 21 Dec 2012

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Phuket - A passenger said that a tire burst when an Air Berlin Airbus A332 eme…

Trelleborg to buy Maine Tire

Added: 21 Dec 2012

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Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg A.B. has agreed to buy Maine Industrial Tire L…

Renault to manufacture in Algeria

Added: 20 Dec 2012

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Billancourt, France - Renault, SNVI (Société Nationale de Véhicules Industr…

Pirelli thinks its tires could shake up F1 pecking order

Added: 20 Dec 2012

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Sao Paulo - Pirelli's new tires for the 2013 season could shake up the pecking…

EU commercial vehicle registrations lowest since November 2009 - ACEA

Added: 20 Dec 2012

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Brussels - According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, (A…

Oliver Rubber introduces wide-base single tread

Added: 20 Dec 2012

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Greenville, South Carolina - Oliver Rubber Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of M…

Continental's driverless car to hit Nevada roads

Added: 20 Dec 2012

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Hanover - Continental has had its driverless test car licensed for autonomous …

RMA expects no growth for US tire shipments in 2012

Added: 20 Dec 2012

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Washington DC - The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) expects tire shipme…

Yokohama cuts tires' aerodynamic drag

Added: 19 Dec 2012

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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. has developed a tire design technology claimed…

Nissan chooses Sunderland for Infiniti production

Added: 19 Dec 2012

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Sunderland, UK - Nissan has announced that its Infiniti premium vehicle range …

IRSG hosting World Rubber Summit in Singapore

Added: 19 Dec 2012

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Singapore - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) will host the World Ru…

Pirelli Carlisle named export champion by UK Trade and Investment

Added: 19 Dec 2012

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Burton upon Trent, UK - Pirelli UK's Carlisle facility is one of five business…

Exports of Italian processing machinery hold up

Added: 19 Dec 2012

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Assago, Italy - Assocomaplast, the trade association representing 165 Italian…

Goodall to relocate hose and belt factory

Added: 19 Dec 2012

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Collingwood, Ontario - Goodall Rubber Co. of Canada plans to move its producti…

Alcoa opens aluminium wheel plant in Suzhou

Added: 18 Dec 2012

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Suzhou, China - Alcoa Inc. has opened its first aluminium wheel plant in China…

Birla Tyres plant shuts temporarily

Added: 18 Dec 2012

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Bhubaneswar, India - Birla Tyres, a unit of the BK Birla Group company Kesoram…

Ivory Coast aims to produce 300,000 tonnes of rubber in 2013

Added: 18 Dec 2012

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Abidjan - Ivory Coast expects to produce 300,000 tonnes of rubber in 2013 as i…

ATS Euromaster gains quality accreditation

Added: 18 Dec 2012

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Aston, UK - Tire distributor ATS Euromaster has passed an independent audit ca…