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Nano imaging device improves dispersion quality
Added: 16 Oct 2014
New York – Flow Polymers, a US rubber chemicals company, is among the early adopters of a new labor…
Lanxess unveils natural rubber replacement
Added: 16 Oct 2014
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has introduced a newly commercialised, ultra-high molecular weight EP…
Pirelli in court over autoclave death
Added: 15 Oct 2014
Carlisle, UK - Pirelli will enter a plea in early January in a case brought against it concerning t…
HF launches new Banbury mixer
Added: 15 Oct 2014
Rubber & Plastics news report
Topeka, Kansas – HF Mixing Group has launched a new internal batch mix…
European tire markets go flat
Added: 14 Oct 2014
Brussels – EU tire markets have started to cool after significant year-on-year growth in the first …
Double Coin, CMA vow to fight antidumping duty
Added: 14 Oct 2014
Rubber & Plastics News report
Washington – China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C./Double Coin Holdings …
Reliance notes price volatility, elastomer expansions
Added: 14 Oct 2014
Mumbai, India – Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has reported has reported both progress and volat…
Kraton, Rosneft pave Russia F1 track
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Houston - Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. and Rosneft have highlighted their role in the pavement …
Michelin opens €215m tire plant in Serbia
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Pirot, Serbia – Michelin and its Tigar Tyres subsidiary, on 9 Oct, inaugurated the new Tigar Tyres…
European tire markets go flat
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Brussels – EU tire markets have started to cool after significant year-on-year growth in the first …
Yung Liien to build silicone products plant in China
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Jane Ho, ERJ China correspondent
Jiangxi, China - Taiwan's Yung Liien Enterprise is planning to brea…
Sumitomo to invest €80m in South Africa tire ops
Added: 13 Oct 2014
Durban, South Africa – Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd (SRSA) has launched a R1.1-billion (€…
Anxious wait for REACH polymers verdict
Added: 11 Oct 2014
London - The European Commission is nearing the completion of its review into whether or not polyme…
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…
