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Local contractor wins Iranian tire project
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Tehran – After a lull of over a year, new tire production projects in Iran have seen advances durin…
Kumho Tire separates from Kumho Asiana Group
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Seoul – Kumho Tire has been separated from its parent organisation Kumho Asiana group under a volun…
Continental to build €10m distribution centre in Hanover
Added: 3 Jan 2018
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech AG is building a “cutting-edge” distribution centre near the Hanover-L…
Brainteaser Results Dec - July 2017
Added: 3 Jan 2018
DECEMBER
There were several worthy contenders – you know who you are – for our final top award of 20…
Doublestar builds smart plant for scrap rubber recycling
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Zhumadian, China – China’s tire maker Doublestar broke ground on its smart plant for scrap rubber r…
New president, COO takes over at Hankook Europe
Added: 2 Jan 2018
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire Europe has appointed Han-Jun Kim as its new president and chie…
EU car sales to edge upward in 2018 despite Brexit
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Most EU countries are expected to see increases in demand, as rising employment, higher wages and g…
Nokian to raise heavy-tire production capacity
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Nokia, Finland — Nokian Tyres PLC is planning to increase capacity for heavy commercial tires at it…
Magna Tyres to add manufacturing at Dutch plant
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Waalwijk, Netherlands — OTR tire specialist Magna Tyres Group is adding manufacturing capacity for …
Carbon black majors settle US air-pollution cases
Added: 1 Jan 2018
Washington — The US federal government has reached settlements of Clean Air Act claims with three p…
‘New Aeolus’ saves costs through materials purchasing strategy
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Beijing – ChemChina-owned Aeolus Tyre has saved over €6.4m in 2017 through a new purchasing strateg…
Hainan Rubber targets natural rubber projects in Africa
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Haikou, China – Hainan Rubber Group signed memorandum on 11 Dec to set up an investment vehicle to …
Linglong takes part in Chinese large aircraft tire research
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Beijing – China has launched a project to study radial tires for large aircraft and develop home-gr…
Fenner appoints new CEO
Added: 21 Dec 2017
London – Fenner PLC has appointed Brett Simpson as its new chief executive officer, replacing Mark …
Michelin names new North America boss
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin has promoted 21-year company veteran Scott Clark to chairman …
Season's greetings to all ERJ readers
Added: 21 Dec 2017
European Rubber Journal's office will close for the Christmas holiday from 25 Dec.
Our online and ne…
Linglong to fund research into dandelion rubber
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Beijing - Linglong Group Co. Ltd has pledged to invest $450 million to help set up a company in Chi…
Siemens to build power plant for Nizhnekamsk
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Tatarstan, Russia - PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim has signed an agreement with Germany’s Siemens AG for…
PPG raises precipitated silica prices
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - PPG Industries Inc. is raising prices for sodium silicate and all precip…
Innovative wheel design could revolutionise tire industry
Added: 21 Dec 2017
Troy, Mich. — Did you know that the wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago?
It is uncertain ex…
