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From Rubber World: Momentive Performance Materials announced its collaboration with Sumitomo Rubber Industries on the development of...

2011 TIRE SHIPMENTS TO GROW NEARLY ONE PERCENT Two percent increase anticipated for 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C., December 2, 2011 – The Rubber...

On November 25, Nokian Tyres P.L.C. announced plans to reduce production of heavy truck tires and lay off staff to adjust for weaker...

On Monday, November 28, Cooper Tire & Rubber Co announced that it locked out the unionized workforce at its Findlay, Ohio tire plant...

Tyrepress.com reports that Russia’s Government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment has approved Sibur-Russian Tyres’s plan to...

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announces that its new fuel-efficient tire for passenger cars, “BluEarth AE-01”, has received the Good Design...

The annual international  Conference, Rubber and Tires 2011, will be held November 22, 2011 at the Baltschug Kempinski Hotel in Moscow....

Continental Tires the Americas LLC has announced plans to build a green field tire plant in Sumter, South Carolina. The capacity after...

MSNBC reports that In the world of synthetic biology, microbes engineered to produce medicines and biofuels generate plenty of buzz, but...

A relay from Ms. Carmen Beh, Marketing Executive, CMT – Centre for Management Technology: Have you registered for the 5th CEE Rubber and...

On September 21, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced construction of a 1.5 million ft2 manufacturing facility for off-road radial tires...

In a September 15 staff report, the European Rubber Journal relays a report from the China Rubber Industry Asssociation which states that...

In a September 13 press release, Bridgestone Tokyo announced that it has developed technology to provide real time road surface condition...

Asks Tire Review. According to an official statement Bridgestone released to the Nikkei, the company is expected to face a shortage of an...

Firestone has introduced an iPhone app for the EU market that will help farmers determine the appropriate pressure for their tractor...

Rubber News reports that, despite a dismal global economy, the tire industry worldwide has experienced the highest one-year total for...

European Rubber Journal (subscription required) picks up an intriguing piece of news published in the Qilu Evening News (Chinese...

China Daily reports that U.S. tariffs on Chinese tire imports have harmed Chinese producers and the September 5 WTO ruling will make...

RUBBER MARKET NEWS reports that UK-based industrial design associates, Dolton & Dex, are launching the world’s first concept tire design...

European Rubber Journal reports that the global tire market recovered strongly in 2010, gaining back lost value from the recession and...