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Goodall to relocate hose and belt factory
Added: 19 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Collingwood, Ontario - Goodall Rubber Co. of Canada plans to move its producti…

Alcoa opens aluminium wheel plant in Suzhou
Added: 18 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Suzhou, China - Alcoa Inc. has opened its first aluminium wheel plant in China…

Birla Tyres plant shuts temporarily
Added: 18 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Abidjan - Ivory Coast expects to produce 300,000 tonnes of rubber in 2013 as i…

ATS Euromaster gains quality accreditation
Added: 18 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Aston, UK - Tire distributor ATS Euromaster has passed an independent audit ca…

Mitsubishi fitting Toyo A24 tires on 2013 Outlander
Added: 18 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Cypress, California - Toyo Tires USA's A24 tire has been selected as original …

Edge Rubber lands Pennsylvania workplace safety award
Added: 18 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Lab…

Wacker develops tin-free silicone rubber catalyst
Added: 18 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Munich - Wacker Chemie A.G. has formulated a tin-free catalyst for two-part, r…

Apollo Tyres honoured for HIV-AIDS initiative
Added: 17 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kochi, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has received an Asia Responsible Entrepreneurs…

Nokian Tyres' Finnish plant agrees redundancies and layoffs
Added: 17 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Nokia, Finland - Statutory negotiations for permanent and temporary layoffs ha…

Bridgestone augments motorbike tire range
Added: 17 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - Bridgestone has unveiled its Battlax Sport Touring T30 series of motor…

Malaysian government wants rubber hub at Kedah
Added: 17 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Jitra, Malaysia - The Malaysian federal government plans to transform Kedah st…

TRI acquiring Dynamic Fluid Technologies
Added: 17 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Komaki City, Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI) will acquire the entire sha…

China to cut 2013 import tax for some rubber products
Added: 17 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Beijing - China, the world's largest rubber consumer, will cut import taxes on…

Four D Rubber and Yulex collaborate on allergy-friendly guayule-based dental dams
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Heanor, UK - Four D Rubber, a UK-based manufacturer of latex sheeting for the …

Goodyear tire retread products earn SmartWay verification
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ Staff Report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio - Three Goodyear truck tire retread products have received the US…

Hankook switching top execs in Americas, China
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ Staff Report (LMH)
Wayne, New Jersey -Byeong Jin Lee has been named president and chief operatin…

New all-season tire from Michelin
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Orleans - Michelin North America has unveiled the latest in its Pilot fami…

Dneproshina to cut 2000 jobs as plant closes
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ Staff Report (LMH)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine - Ukrainian tyre maker Dneproshina is to close its pl…

Eni's EU rubber cartel fine cut by 20%
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Luxembourg - Eni SpA, Italy's largest oil company, has been granted a 20 perce…