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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…