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Global tyre forecasts published

Added: 5 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Just-Auto has published a new report titled, Global Market…

Taniq wins recognition from Auto makers

Added: 5 Jul 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Nuremberg, Germany -- Taniq has won a prize from the automotive industry. S…

Vystar launches IPO

Added: 5 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Duluth, Georgia - Vystar Corp. has begun the process of launching an initial P…

Pirelli to invest $200 million in Brazil

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has said it will invest a further $200 million in Braz…

VW honours Bridgestone with VW group award

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Wolfsburg, Germany -- Bridgestone Corporation has been awarded the Volkswagen …

IRC 2010 set for Mumbai

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai, India -- The International Rubber conference in 2010 is scheduled for …

Lanxess defers Singpore butyl plant project to 2014

Added: 3 Jul 2009

Leverkusen, Germany -- Rubber and chemicals supplier Lanxess AG has pushed back a planned butyl rub…

DATL to improve computer models of aircraft tyres

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Birmingham, UK -- A team led by Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has secured £120,000 (eu…

Rubber Economist issues new forecast

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The Rubber Economist Ltd expects total world rubber consumption may…

Xiameter opens website for more business

Added: 3 Jul 2009

London -- Xiameter -- the web-only trading arm of Dow Corning -- has

opened for business in silicone…

Manfred Arning

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Bremen, Germany -- Manfred Arning died suddenley on 14th June, aged 49 years.

A…

Pelmar to sell Dunlop Nigeria's tyre equipment

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Ramat Hasheron, Israel -- Pelmar Engineering Ltd., has been appointed Sales Co…

Bridgestone updates 2002 environmental policy

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has re-launched the Bridgestone Group “Environmen…

Michelin UK wins innovation award for X-one

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin's UK unit has scooped a top award at this yea…

GMT New Cooperation Partner in Malaysia

Added: 3 Jul 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Schattdorf, Switzerland --Daetwyler Rubber has announced a partnership in Mala…

US tyre aftermarket sales expected to rebound in 2010

Added: 3 Jul 2009

Bethesda, Maryland -- A new industry report predicts US automotive aftermarket sales will rebound …

Conti raises stake in Ecuadorian tyre maker

Added: 3 Jul 2009

Cuenca, Ecuador -- Continental Tire North American Inc. has increased its ownership of Compania Ecu…

Sumitomo sets up Falken Tyre Europe

Added: 3 Jul 2009

Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has established Falken Tyre Europe GmbH, a tyre sale…

ITC votes for duties, not quotas, on Chinese-made tyres

Added: 3 Jul 2009

Washington DC -- The majority of US International Trade Commission commissioners have voted to impo…

Lanxess, Hankook ink butyl supply agreement

Added: 3 Jul 2009

Leverkusen, Germany -- Rubber and chemicals supplier Lanxess AG and South Korean tyre maker Hankook…