Patrick Raleigh Editor [email protected] +44(0)7714 137182 See All Staff Page Recent Stories Arlanxeo closing butadiene rubber plant in Singapore Move to optimise NdBR production network in response to changes in synthetic rubber industry Downsized TARRC to be ‘self-funding’ within three years Last year saw a ‘total deficit’ of over £3 million for the UK-based rubber research centre Troester expert assesses role of remote technologies in tire & rubber manufacturing industry Q&A with Timo Kröger, head of electrical departments at the Hanover-based rubber machinery maker Q&A: UTH at live RubberTech China 2020 show ERJ asks general manager about German equipment maker’s experiences at expo staged recently in Shanghai BKT unfazed by new competition Indian off-road tire manufacturer says it is closely sticking to 2020-2025 targets Opinion: Red card for ECHA sports-surfacing ban Proposal based on incorrect assumptions, runs counter to EU circular-economy and public-wellbeing strategies Revealed: The world's top 50 rubber product manufacturers for 2020 Nine of the top 10 firms registered year-on-year declines in 2019 sales Serbian group challenges legality of Linglong project permits RERI claims city authority by-passed rules concerning need for environmental impact assessment Compounders robust despite looming impact of Covid crisis Annual ERJ survey finds major players taking a long-term view of prospects for market-development and investment: Opinion: Open & shut case How will the rubber industry emerge from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic? Rockwell manager: ‘People key to post-pandemic tire industry’ Upskilling will drive productivity in the digital future, Dominique Scheider tells ERJ Livestream Coronavirus takes toll on Tire Tech Expo "I normally open by thanking people for coming from all over the world but, inevitably, this year we have lost some of our friends..." Sibur-Reliance JV starts butyl rubber facility Start-up of 120ktpa facility to be followed by addition of halobutyl rubber unit by the first quarter of next year RFID labels to play key role in tracking OTR tires Use of RFID will become “commonplace" for monitoring individual tires from production to consumer Tire Technology Expo 2020 - News & views European Rubber Journal focuses in on news, views and developments in the run-up to the Tire Technology Expo 2020, taking place 25-27 Feb in Hanover, Germany Load More