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Importers challenge Titan/USW on OTR tire duties petition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

“At the end of 2015 Omsk Carbon Group revised the schedule with sub-contractors due to their delays. Therefore, the first flow are going to start in summer of 2016,” the company's press department explained in a written statement to ERJ.

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…