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ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2019
Added: 28 Jan 2019
London - ERJ has just launched the annual Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey which each year tracks bus…
Auto seals: Proliferation and electrification
Added: 27 Jan 2019
Development work at two leading companies show how seals suppliers are adapting both to established…
Testing times for silicones industry
Added: 26 Jan 2019
London - European manufacturers of silicone rubber materials and products are facing stiff challeng…
VMI expands new Poland facility
Added: 25 Jan 2019
Lezsno, Poland – Tire and rubber machinery maker VMI Group has expanded its Polish production facil…
ETRMA: Replacement tire sales stable in 2018
Added: 25 Jan 2019
Brussels – European replacement tire sales in 2018 remained stable, helped by a fourth quarter reco…
Bridgestone selected as OE fitment on electric Audi SUV
Added: 25 Jan 2019
Brussels – Bridgestone Corp. has been chosen to supply tires as original fitment for the new all-el…
Demand doubles for Pirelli ‘silent’ tires
Added: 25 Jan 2019
Milan – Pirelli C & SpA has seen demand for tires incorporating a special silencing technology incr…
UK to replace REACH if no-deal Brexit
Added: 24 Jan 2019
London – The UK government has issued guidelines for businesses that make or import chemicals, in c…
Haldor Topsoe technology for Nizhnekamsk rubber feedstock plant
Added: 24 Jan 2019
Nizhnekamsk, Russia – Danish catalysis company Haldor Topsoe is providing the technology for PJSC N…
DRAFT Lanxess launches online marketplace for chemicals trading
Added: 24 Jan 2019
Cologne, Germany – German polymers & chemicals maker Lanxess AG has launched an online marketplace …
Michelin buying Indonesian tire maker
Added: 24 Jan 2019
Clermont-Ferrand, France — Michelin is buying 80% control of Indonesia's PT Multistrada Ara Sarana …
Phillips Carbon adds 50ktpa capacity, more to follow
Added: 24 Jan 2019
Kolkata, India – Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) has commissioned a 56 kilotonne-per-annum (ktpa) …
New Doublestar JV to make tires, rubber products
Added: 24 Jan 2019
Qingdao, China – Doublestar has formed a joint venture with two Chinese partners, machinery maker I…
Green shoots start to appear in natural rubber markets
Added: 23 Jan 2019
Article originally published in the Jan/Feb edition of European Rubber Journal magazine
London - Nat…
Pirelli recognised for actions to combat climate change
Added: 23 Jan 2019
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C SpA has achieved an A rating from CDP for its corporate climate policies…
Hutchinson rolls out new digitalisation plan
Added: 23 Jan 2019
Paris – French rubber & plastics parts supplier Hutchinson SA is modernising its factories and tran…
'Catastrophic' Brexit scenario looms larger
Added: 23 Jan 2019
Detroit, Michigan – The UK’s auto industry has shifted its tone from quiet resignation to angry bel…
Sentury IPO to fund aircraft tire project halted
Added: 23 Jan 2019
Qingdao, China – Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd's IPO review was terminated on 16 Jan according to a …
Breakthrough in sustainable NR platform dispute
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Article based on report published in the January/February edition of European Rubber Journal magazi…
Desma investing after “most successful” year
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Article originally published in the Jan/Feb issue of the European Rubber Journal
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