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Job fears have been triggered by the news that Dunlop Motorsport has lost the lease on an 11-acre site in Castle Bromwich to Jaguar Land Rover, which is looking to expand its nearby operation. 30 May 2013

Six retired men – five septuagenarians and a 69-year-old – are embarking on a round-the-world charity drive across some of the world’s toughest terrain in a pair of Suzuki Jimnys shod with Cooper tyres. 28 March 2013

A nine-year-old alligator that lost its tail in a fight has been fitted with a silicon replacement. 13 March 2013

Trelleborg has won a £2m contract to supply suspension components for 63 trains on London Underground’s Jubilee Line. 7 December 2012

Michelin Tyre opened the doors of its Dundee production plant to local schools and universities as part of a government-backed initiative to encourage young people to take up careers in manufacturing. 23 November 2012

Grimsby-based Dunlop Oil & Marine, a subsidiary of ContiTech, has been awarded two major orders from the Dutch company, Bluewater Energy Service. 6 November 2012

Lifelong biker Dan Whitehouse from Sutton Coldfield proved himself every inch the romantic by having his wedding ring specially designed… featuring the tread pattern of a Viper Sport tyre. 25 October 2012

Michelin’s managing director, Eric Le Corre, has been elected as the chairman of the British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA). According to the organisation he brings “a wealth of tyre industry experience”. 18 October 2012

Melksham-based Avon Rubber said trading in the second half of the financial year was as expected – stronger than in the first six months. 16 October 2012

Police are investigating after an employee was killed in an industrial accident at the Pirelli tyre plant in Carlisle. 5 October 2012

Cooper Tire Europe is auctioning three ‘art tyres’ with all proceeds going to the Help for Heroes recovery centre at Tedworth House in Tidworth. 17 September 2012

Performance tyre specialist Falken, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, claims ten distinct improvements for its latest Eurowinter winter tyre series, the HS449. 30 August 2012

Pirelli is investing up to £20m in its Carlisle operations, according to an announcement by the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg on Friday (10 August). 13 August 2012

Yorkshire-based Fenner, a specialist in reinforced polymer technology, has acquired Florida’s American Industrial Plastics (AIP) for an undisclosed sum. 13 August 2012

Lanxess and the National Tyre Distributor’s Association have launched a programme aimed at increasing understanding of the new tyre labelling scheme. 17 July 2012

• Chemical engineering graduate offered Westminster placement 17 June 2013
• Tough act to follow for Intertronics 12 June 2013
• PolyOne teams up with France’s Matériautech 17 June 2013
• US-based ITW buys Germany’s Meurer Group 13 June 2013
• Czech petrochemical plants restart as floods subside 17 June 2013

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• La Seda de Barcelona files for insolvency 18 June 2013
• Asahi Kasei to buy out DuPont in Chinese polyacetal joint venture 11 June 2013
• Songwon and Sabo team up for global expansion 12 June 2013
• Songwon gears up for global expansion 13 June 2013
• The UK's premier plastics event PDM13 starts tomorrow 17 June 2013

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