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Alliance Tire to raise OTR tire prices in North America

Alliance Tire to raise OTR tire prices in North America

Added: 18 Apr 2018

Wakefield, Massachusetts – Rising raw materials costs are driving the latest price increases by All…

Cabot increases prices for rubber carbon black

Cabot increases prices for rubber carbon black

Added: 18 Apr 2018

Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corp is increasing prices for its rubber carbon black reinforcement m…

Akron, Ohio — Bridgestone Americas and Goodyear are combining their respective US wholesale tire distribution assets into a 50/50 joint venture, called TireHub LLC, that will operate through 80-plus distribution centres nationwide.

Bridgestone, Goodyear to start tire-distribution JV in North America

Added: 17 Apr 2018

TireHub will be based in Atlanta and managed by an independent management team led by CEO Peter Gib…

NR demand, production grow amid low prices

NR demand, production grow amid low prices

Added: 17 Apr 2018

Kuala Lumpur – While natural rubber prices experienced a weak quarter in the first three months of …

Siemens to advise UK government on process and engineering

Siemens to advise UK government on process and engineering

Added: 17 Apr 2018

London – Mike Houghton, managing director, process industries & drives, Siemens UK, has been appoin…

Continental developing aquaplaning warning system

Continental developing aquaplaning warning system

Added: 16 Apr 2018

Frankfurt, Germany – Continental AG engineers are developing an aquaplaning alert system that uses …

Future Tire: Q&A with VMI R&D manager, tire building

Future Tire: Q&A with VMI R&D manager, tire building

Added: 16 Apr 2018

 

ERJ: Please identify one significant development in the tire industry in the last 2-3 years, and e…

Nokian progresses sustainability projects

Nokian progresses sustainability projects

Added: 16 Apr 2018

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres has reported significant progress in improving the energy-efficiency …

Dichtomatik offers new range of FFKM sealing products

Dichtomatik offers new range of FFKM sealing products

Added: 15 Apr 2018

Derby, UK – DichtomatikLtd is offering a new range of DuPont Kalrez 7375 perfluoroelastomer O-ring …

Dow unveils three new LSR technologies

Dow unveils three new LSR technologies

Added: 15 Apr 2018

Anaheim, California – Dow Medical Solutions, part of DowDuPont's Specialty Products Division has ad…

Facebook's privacy problem in the era of self-driving cars

Facebook's privacy problem in the era of self-driving cars

Added: 15 Apr 2018

"Uh, no," the tech executive replied.

"If you've messaged anybody this week, would you share with us…

Tire Cologne is ready to roll

Tire Cologne is ready to roll

Added: 15 Apr 2018

Around 68% of the exhibitors at the event, taking place 29 May to 1 June in Cologne, are from abroa…

With 23 years’ experience in the tire industry, Markus Wachter joined the Hamburg-based HF Group in 2016, as executive vice president extrusion & tire building machine technology.

HF boss has high hopes for new TBM

Added: 15 Apr 2018

After two decades of working in the tire-manufacturing sector, Markus Wachter is now guiding HF’s i…

Automation wave in rubber machinery sector

Automation wave in rubber machinery sector

Added: 15 Apr 2018

Respondents to the ERJ Machinery Survey 2018 have highlighted the increasing role of automation wit…

Kobe sees growing demand for challenging technologies

Added: 15 Apr 2018

Article published in ERJ's March/April issue

Japanese major reports growing demand for technologies …

ERJ Top 10 Technology Stories

Added: 15 Apr 2018

ERJ focus on significant developments and advances in rubber materials, processing and application …

TRA introduces part-worn tire initiative

TRA introduces part-worn tire initiative

Added: 13 Apr 2018

Wishaw, UK – The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has launched a part-worn scheme to ensure all such…

Freudenberg opens digital learning training centre

Freudenberg opens digital learning training centre

Added: 13 Apr 2018

Weinheim, Germany – The Freudenberg Group has invested more than €8.5 million in the construction o…

Teknor TPEs for Davis-Standard I4.0 line at NPE

Teknor TPEs for Davis-Standard I4.0 line at NPE

Added: 13 Apr 2018

Pawtucket, Rhode Island – At NPE2018, Davis-Standard will use a medical grade thermoplastic elastom…

Power surge halts rubber production at Tosoh site

Power surge halts rubber production at Tosoh site

Added: 13 Apr 2018

Tokyo— Tosoh Corp. has included chloroprene rubber and chlorosulfonated polyethylene among a list o…