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Importers challenge Titan/USW on OTR tire duties petition
Added: 2 Feb 2016
Washington – Importers of OTR tires from China, India and Sri Lanka claim the Titan International I…

Bridgestone recalls trailer tires
Added: 2 Feb 2016
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations is recalling about 36,000 Firestone FS5…

US union seeks duties on Chinese truck, bus tires
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Washington —The United Steelworkers union has filed a petition with the International Trade Commiss…

Trelleborg seals investment signals global ambitions
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has signed a contract for a new building in Stutt…

Sumitomo produces first Falken tire at US plant
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Buffalo, New York – Sumitomo Rubber USA (SRUSA) has produced the first Falken-branded tires at the …

Adidas gives TPUs the boot
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Herzogenaurach, Germany — Adidas has introduced a football boot, which is fastened with a new therm…

Dairy dip masks growth at Avon Rubber
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Melksham , UK – Avon Rubber continues to be buoyed by sales of respiratory protection masks but is …

Fire-safe compounds: Standard raises burning contradictions
Added: 31 Jan 2016
Based on article originally published in ERJ Jan/Feb 2016 issue.
The pan-European railways standard …

Japan machinery maker's inside track on Industry 4.0
Added: 31 Jan 2016
Dongguan, China — Manufacturers often talk about how they want to help customers implement Industry…

Trelleborg mulls selling Freudenberg JV shares to buyout firm
Added: 28 Jan 2016
London - Swedish rubber giant Trelleborg AB is reportedly negotiating with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts …

SBR among targets for biotech firm Anellotech
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Pearl River, New York – Styrene-butadiene rubber is among the target applications for Anellotech, w…

Emerson to automate Tahrir petchems project in Egypt
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Dubai – Egyptian petrochemicals firm Carbon Holdings has awarded Emerson Process Management a €145-…

Camso adds wheel loader tire lines
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Magog, Canada – Speciality tire and rubber track maker Camso Ltd. has added two wheel loader tires …

US senators ask for comprehensive rubber turf study
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Washington – Two top Democrats on the Senate Commerce Committee have written President Barack Obama…

Tire manufacturers back EU automotive initiative
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Brussels – The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has supported moves by t…

Sensor maker to open production facility in China
Added: 28 Jan 2016
London – TPMS manufacturer Hamaton has announced that it will open a new TPMS research, development…

Compounds and military contracts buoy Pelmar firm
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Yokneam, Israel - TGL SP Industries Ltd, part of Pelmar Engineering Ltd, has reported a successful …

VMI to launch automated truck tire system
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Based on article originally published in the Jan/Feb 2016 issue of ERJ magazine.
London - Dutch mach…

Fire-safe compounds: Natural rubber on track
Added: 28 Jan 2016
Based on article originally published in ERJ Jan/Feb 2016 issue.
The introduction of new railway saf…

Omsk Carbon set to start up new plant
Added: 27 Jan 2016
Mogilev, Belarus – Omsk Carbon Mogilev, part of Russian Omsk Carbon Group, is preparing to start up…