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Goodyear to roll out rice-silica tire in China
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reached an agreement with a Chinese company for the su…

Spanish silicone hose producer in expansion mode
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Barcelona, Spain – Venair Group, a Barcelona-based producer of silicone hose, has established a new…

JLR develops potholes detection technology
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Whitley, UK – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is researching a new ‘connected car’ technology that will all…
![A particular target is port operations, “where fast loading times and short downtimes times are vital, [and] the new telematics system [can minimise] costly tire and vehicle damage,” the company said.](/files/img_cache/2177159/160_120_1ContiFlex11.jpg?1645986351)
Continental CST unveils new telematics system for TMPS
Added: 10 Jun 2015
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST), part of Continental AG, …

German tire market to grow at 7% for next 5 years
Added: 9 Jun 2015
Burnaby, Canada - Germany’s tire market is set to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over…

Shanghai retreat dents rubber price recovery
Added: 9 Jun 2015
London – A decline in forward market sentiment among Chinese buyers seems to have stymied hopes of …

Bridgestone Americas promotes three
Added: 8 Jun 2015
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas Inc. has promoted Erik Seidel to vice president of sale…

Dow dismisses allegations against CEO
Added: 8 Jun 2015
Midland, Michigan – Dow has dismissed reports by the Reuters news agency regarding investigations i…

IoM3 set to exit Carton House Terrace
Added: 8 Jun 2015
London - The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) is set to vacate its prestigious 1 …

China's Linglong starts TBR tire production at Thai plant
Added: 8 Jun 2015
Rayong, Thailand - Chinese tire maker Linglong's factory in Rayong, Thailand has started full opera…

Analysis: Sibur reverses SR production cuts
Added: 8 Jun 2015
London - Petrochemicals major Sibur increased production of synthetic rubber in the first quarter o…

Analysis - Rise & fall of robotics in the moulding industry
Added: 8 Jun 2015
Article by Nigel Flowers, managing director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag UK, part of Demag Plastics Grou…

Shares Watch: Avon Rubber plc
Added: 8 Jun 2015
Avon Rubber plc is expecting a strong second half to its financial year, but the supplier of techni…

DuPont declares share details of spin-off
Added: 7 Jun 2015
Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont’s board of directors has declared that the stock for its chemical spi…

Elastomers market to reach 39m tonnes by 2019
Added: 7 Jun 2015
Wellesley, Massachusetts – The global elastomers market is on track to reach 39 million tonnes by 2…

Michelin targets Premier LTX at SUVs/CUVs
Added: 7 Jun 2015
Greenville, South Carolina — Michelin North America Inc. has added a second line – the LTX for CUVs…

Sid Richardson to build first plant outside US
Added: 7 Jun 2015
Fort Worth, Texas – Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Co. is planning to add another carbon black pl…

ERJ Tire Tracker - May-June 2015
Added: 7 Jun 2015
Business, contract and marketing news from the international tire manufacturing and supply sector:
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Michelin, TVS Srichakra to make bias motorcycle tires in India
Added: 6 Jun 2015
Chennai, India - French Group Michelin has signed an agreement with TVS Group company TVS Srichakra…

ERJ Archives: Rubber motorwheel covers 12,000 miles
Added: 6 Jun 2015
This picture was published in our archive edition of 17 Oct 1931 with the caption reading: "The ver…