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Yokohama advances natural rubber studies
Added: 30 Jul 2018
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has carried out separate research studies with two Thai universit…

ANRPC report: Improved fundamentals fail to lift rubber prices
Added: 30 Jul 2018
Kuala Lumpur – Global demand for natural rubber (NR) grew 5% year-on-year to 6.96 million tonnes in…

ERJ Brainteaser: Answers supplied for Lighter batch question
Added: 30 Jul 2018
Factory technician Ian has 10 batches of tires, all of which, but one, have tires weighing 100kg. O…

Conti supervisory board gives greenlight for reorganisation plan
Added: 27 Jul 2018
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG’s supervisory board has unanimously agreed with the company’s maj…

Pyrolyx founder steps down
Added: 27 Jul 2018
Munich, Germany – The chairman of the management board and founder of Pyrolyx AG, Niels Raeder has …

Smiley Monroe planning North America presence
Added: 27 Jul 2018
Lisburn, UK – Northern Ireland-based Smiley Monroe Ltd is planning a “physical presence” in North A…

Ford commits $4bn to autonomous vehicles, forms new subsidiary
Added: 27 Jul 2018
Detroit, Michigan — Ford Motor Co. is planning to invest up to $4 billion (€3.4 billion) on autonom…

Michelin launches high-performance tire for piston aircraft
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin North America, Inc. is launching a high-performance bias tire…

Mercedes selects Falken tires as OE fitment for G-Class
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Offenbach am Main, Germany – Falken tires have been selected as OE fitment for the new Mercedes-Ben…

Yokohama claims biomass isoprene breakthrough
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has claimed to have developed “the world’s first technology” …

Goodyear will study tire materials in space
Added: 26 Jul 2018
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear's next research project is out of this world.
The Akron-based tire maker disc…

Canadian firm to build tire pyrolysis facility
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Montreal, Quebec – Canadian cleantech company Ecolomondo Corp. is setting up a tire-recycling plant…

Hexpol gains in first half despite currency swings
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has registered growth in the first half of 2018, thanks to higher volumes…

Teknor Apex names new vice president for TPEs
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Pawtucket, Rhode Island - Teknor Apex Co. has appointed Sachin Sakhalkar to vice president for ther…

ChemChina names new chairman
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Beijing – China National Chemical Corporation Ltd. (ChemChina) has named Ning Gaoning to serve as i…

Goodyear highlights sustainability in CSR report
Added: 25 Jul 2018
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has touted its continuous improvement action, includin…

Sumitomo develops software-based monitoring system
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Article published in ERJ's July/August 2018 issue
Vehicles of the future will require next-generati…

Currency impact hits Michelin first half results
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin has reported a decline both in sales and operating incom…

TARRC celebrates 80th anniversary
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Brickendonbury, UK – The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) – the UK research and promotion ce…

Omsk Carbon to start up Mogilev plant in September
Added: 24 Jul 2018
Mogilev, Belarus – Russia's Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) is planning to start the first phase of its car…