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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…
Mesnac eyes growth with acquisition
Added: 29 Sep 2014
Rubber & Plastics News report (PR)
Akron, Ohio—Mesnac Co. Ltd. is breaking into a new market via an …
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres to open first US retread facility
Added: 26 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is to establish its first retreading f…
Bridgestone recognises its top TQM facilities
Added: 26 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has presented top awards to its plants in Poznan, Po…
Bayer to list MaterialScience division on Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Added: 26 Sep 2014
PRW report
Leverkusen, Germany - Bayer has said that it plans to list its MaterialScience operation …
Most read: Conti rolls out first dandelion rubber tires
Added: 26 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG has unveiled the first test tires made using…
Silicone rubber: A giant step for robot-kind
Added: 25 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Developers from Harvard’s School for Engineering an…
VW ups its use of light-weight TPO
Added: 25 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Vienna – Volkswagen is to extend its use of one of a thermoplastic polyolefin …
