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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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels - According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, (A…

Oliver Rubber introduces wide-base single tread
Added: 20 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Greenville, South Carolina - Oliver Rubber Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of M…

Continental's driverless car to hit Nevada roads
Added: 20 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Washington DC - The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) expects tire shipme…

Yokohama cuts tires' aerodynamic drag
Added: 19 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. has developed a tire design technology claimed…

Nissan chooses Sunderland for Infiniti production
Added: 19 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sunderland, UK - Nissan has announced that its Infiniti premium vehicle range …

IRSG hosting World Rubber Summit in Singapore
Added: 19 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
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
ERJ staff report (BC)
Assago, Italy - Assocomaplast, the trade association representing 165 Italian…

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…