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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…

Rubber producers to support regional market plan
Added: 14 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Jakarta - Rubber producers in Indonesia, the world's second-largest supplier o…

Dunlop wins China Eastern Airlines tire deal
Added: 13 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham - Dunlop Aircraft Tyres' joint venture facility in Jinjiang, China …

Goodyear, Bridgestone seek OK from NHTSA
Added: 13 Dec 2012
ERJ Staff Report (LMH)
Washington, DC - Goodyear and Bridgestone Americas have asked the US National…

CTC Plastics using recycled tires in plastic pallets
Added: 13 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chicago - CTC Plastics is teaming up with materials company Lehigh Technologie…

India auto industry numbers reflect economic slowdown
Added: 13 Dec 2012
ERJ Staff Report (LMH)
New Delhi - The number of cars produced in India in November was down 9 perce…

Kian Hon opens retread tire facility
Added: 13 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kuala Lumpur - Kian Hon Tyres has launched a $6.6 million retreading plant in …

Big three rubber producers confirm regional bloc
Added: 13 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Phuket - The world's top rubber producers have confirmed a policy of cutting e…

Indian rubber licensing goes online
Added: 12 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kottayam, India - Sheela Thomas, chair of the Rubber Board of India, has launc…

Tyre services group Euromaster expands into Turkey
Added: 12 Dec 2012
ERJ Staff Report (LMH)
Birmingham, UK -- Euromaster Group has expanded operations into Turkey, which…

RPN names Cooper-Standard's McElya Executive of the Year
Added: 12 Dec 2012
ERJ staff report (BC)
Akron, Ohio - For guiding automotive supplier Cooper Standard through the rece…