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Lanxess marks 40 years of EPDM at Marl
Added: 4 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marl, Germany - On 2 June, Lanxess held a party for 400 guests at its Marl fac…

Yokohama to fit new EV tyres for 2012 Pikes Peak run
Added: 4 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - For the 2012 Pikes Peak electric vehicle run, Yokohama is to use the …

Asia-Pacific butadiene studied
Added: 4 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GlobalData, has published a new report titled, Asia Pacifi…

Bridgestone wins Peugeot 208 fitments
Added: 4 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone tyres will be fitted to the new Peugeot 208. Bridgeston…

Bridgestone outlines eco initiatives
Added: 4 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Ahead of tomorrow's World Environment Day (June 5, 2012), Bridgestone …

US butadiene studied
Added: 4 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GlobalData, has published a new report titled, North Ameri…

Michelin displays label data on all tyres
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin is the first tyre maker to display tyre label data on its ty…

Tatneft adds tyre service centres in Kazakhstan
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan - Five new franchises for tyre servicing have been e…

MIT models tyre-road interactions to reduce fuel consumption
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cambridge, Massachusetts - New research shows that a rigid road surface can he…

Pirelli boosts investment at Mexican plant
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Silao, Mexico - Pirelli Tyre SpA has inaugurated production at its car and lig…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 June 2012)
Added: 1 Jun 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Scotland trials roads using Genan's polyoctenamer technology
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dundee, Scotland - The first major UK trial of a new asphalt made partly from …

NR prices fall 5 percent in Tokyo
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices fell further overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pric…

Bridgestone claims Turanza use noise-cancelling technology
Added: 1 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, Australia - Bridgestone has launched a new tyre in Australia that, …

Bridgestone marks 50 years at Bari tyre plant
Added: 1 Jun 2012
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Bari, Italy - The Bridgestone tyre manufacturing plant in Bari, Italy, celebra…

Bridgestone makes bio-polyisoprene
Added: 31 May 2012
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Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp said it has successfully polymerised small quantities…

Yokohama opens Russian tyre plant
Added: 31 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said its tyre manufacturing/selling com…

Conti to consolidate hot-cure retread activities
Added: 31 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany - Continental is to build a new hot-cure truck retread facil…

NR prices eased further on Thursday
Added: 31 May 2012
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London - Rubber prices eased further overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 May 2012)
Added: 31 May 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…