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DuPont TPE enters hall of fame
Added: 21 Nov 2014
Troy, Michigan – A constant velocity joint (CVJ) half-shaft drive-axle boot seal using DuPont Hytre…
Natural rubber producers to “manage” exports, set up regional market
Added: 20 Nov 2014
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia have agreed to “manage” natural rubber exports in a…
Asian states agree to limit NR production until 2020
Added: 20 Nov 2014
Kuala Lumpur – Major natural rubber producing countries have decided to stop expanding NR planted a…
Car makers crossing over to tougher tires
Added: 20 Nov 2014
Brussels - The tire industry is set to benefit from consumer trends in the automotive market toward…
Michelin opens plant for “airless” tires in US
Added: 20 Nov 2014
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has opened a new plant in South Carlina, US, to produce, on a …
Is data analysis getting the better of you?
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Data management is now a major issue for companies throughout the tire and rubber products manufact…
Retailer ignorance dents sales of premium tires
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Brussels – Drivers are being steered away from buying premium brand tires because tire retailers la…
Wacker silicone film to spark ideas
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Munich, Germany – Electroactive polymer sensors, actuators, and generators and medical electronic d…
New leadership for EU compounds group
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Brussels – The European Masterbatchers and Compounders (EuMBC), a sector group of EuPC, has elected…
Apollo president Sarkar to go from CFO to CBO
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Apollo Tyres is to ‘redesignate’ Sunam Sarkar, its president and chief financial officer, to a new …
IISRP to honour industry leaders
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Houston, Texas — The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) will honour two …
Q&A: John Dorken on skills shortages in the UK rubber sector
Added: 19 Nov 2014
For a recent feature, ERJ asked John Dorken, president of the British Rubber and Polyurethane Produ…
Industry executives discuss rubberised asphalt, recycled tires
Added: 19 Nov 2014
Akron, Ohio — Industry executives have called for better use of crumb rubber taking an active voice…
New industrial ops leader at Bayer MaterialScience
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Leverkusen, Germany - Dr. Klaus Schäfer is to become Bayer MaterialScience’s new head of industrial…
ERJ Energy Feature: Call for information
Added: 18 Nov 2014
European Rubber Journal is preparing a major a feature on issues relating to Energy Efficiency in …
Continental opens new plant in China, to employ 1,500
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Wuhu, China – German automotive supplier and tire producer Continental announced on 17 Nov that it …
Europe-based private equity firm 3i to buy Q Holding
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Twinsburg, Ohio — US precision moulded rubber and silicone components maker Q Holding Co. is expect…
Eni advances 'green' plan at Porto Marghera
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Rome - Eni has reached an agreement involving its institutional investors and trade unions concer…
Sumitomo reports modest gains, “severe” markets
Added: 18 Nov 2014
Kobe, Japan —Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has reported marginal increases in operating and net i…
