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Opinion: Trelleborg and the generation gap
Added: 11 Oct 2014
London – The latest issue of ERJ includes a report on an interesting programme at Trelleborg to imp…

Nokian cuts back at Finnish tire plant
Added: 10 Oct 2014
Helsinki – Nokian Tyres plc is cutting back production and staffing levels at its 76 kilotonne per …

Lion snaps up Ashland elastomers business
Added: 10 Oct 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Geismar, Louisiana – Ashland Inc. and Lion Copolymer Holdings LLC is to purcha…

Chengshan to buy Cooper JV
Added: 10 Oct 2014
Tire Business report
Findlay, Ohio—China’s Chengshan Group Co. Ltd. plans to exercise its option to …

EUROMAP issues energy labels
Added: 8 Oct 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Frankfurt, Germany - EUROMAP has now published the announced energy label for …

Report: Computer modelling key to tire breakthroughs
Added: 1 Oct 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Fillers such as carbon black have been added to elastomers for more t…

Melitek expands medical compounds operation
Added: 1 Oct 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Alslev, Denmark – Medical compounds company Melitek is set to start up a new…

Toyoda Gosei pleads guilty in US
Added: 1 Oct 2014
Rubber & Plastics News report (PR)
Toledo, Ohio — Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. has pleaded guilty and agree…

Opinion: How far can Chinese tire makers go?
Added: 1 Oct 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London -The increasing prominence of Chinese manufacturers in the global tire …

Sumitomo rolls out advanced fuel-saving tire
Added: 30 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI) has recently launched a new…

Growth in pipeline for China automotive hose market
Added: 30 Sep 2014
Dublin – Demand for automotive rubber hose in China is expected to reach 640 million meters and mar…

Bridgestone China opens Shenyang plant
Added: 30 Sep 2014
Shenyang, China – Bridgestone China officially opened its relocated truck and bus radial (TBR) tir…

Bridgestone VP wants others to join fight against Ebola
Added: 30 Sep 2014
Tokyo –Bridgestone is to donate $1 million (€0.8m) to support the battle against Ebola in Liberia a…

EU commercial vehicle sector motors on
Added: 30 Sep 2014
Brussels – EU demand for new commercial vehicles increased by 6.1 percent in August to 104,686 unit…

SKF improves sealing for wind turbines
Added: 29 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Gothenburg, Sweden – SKF has developed a new range of reinforced HSS seals spe…

Denka expanding carbon black capacity
Added: 29 Sep 2014
Rubber & Plastics News report (PR)
Akron, Ohio — Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha is preparing fo…

PSA taps Borealis TPOs for new Citroën
Added: 29 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Borealis is delivering leading-edge materials for interior and exterior applic…

Shorehill acquires majority stake in Belt Power
Added: 29 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Chicago, Illinois -- US private equity firm Shorehill Capital LLC has acquired…

Ineos in €3.2bn shale-gas giveaway
Added: 29 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Rolle, Switzerland – Ineos plans to give 6 percent of its shale gas revenues…

Thai rulers urged to help rubber growers
Added: 29 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Bangkok - In Thailand, the Democrat Party has called on the government to imp…