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Italian equipment sector rebounds in first half
Added: 25 Sep 2014
European Plastics News report
Milan, Italy — Italian imports and exports of rubber and plastics equi…
Land deal signals Michelin expansion plan
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Waterville, Nova Scotia - Michelin has signalled a planned expansion in Canada…
Four mark 40 years at global engineering firm
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Lincoln, UK - Four James Dawson employees - Gary Fereday, Anthony Brayford, Al…
Hankook becomes OEM supplier to MAN
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Frankfurt, Germany - Hankook will be supplying original equipment for various …
Marangoni completes winter tire range
Added: 24 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Marangoni Retreading Systems has completed its new winter range of Blackline R…
Smiley Monroe to expand conveyor belt production
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Belfast, Northern Ireland - Smiley Monroe Ltd, a Northern Irish manufacturer o…
SIBUR advances east Russia petchem project
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Blagoveshchensk, Russia – SIBUR has signed a cooperation deal with the governm…
Tire makers spending $8.6bn on capacity and R&D expansions
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Rubber & Plastics report
Akron, Ohio - The world's major tire makers committed at least $8.6 billion…
Research - Elastomers mimic squid camouflage behaviour
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Techno…
Hainan Sinochem to start full operation at second plant
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Jane Ho, ERJ China correspondent
Hainan, China - Hainan Sinochem Rubber, a subsidiary of Sinochem Gr…
Trelleborg kit to protect world's largest floating windfarm
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Stockholm - Trelleborg’s offshore uint is to supply a range of cable protectio…
Goodyear adds 'rice' to tires
Added: 22 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is using ash left over from the burni…
Rubber Industry People Tracker
Added: 22 Sep 2014
Listing of the latest senior appointments and related news in the rubber industry:
John McNaught is …
Bayer MaterialScience to be floated off
Added: 19 Sep 2014
(Plastics & Rubber Weekly Report)
Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer, the chemicals giant, confirmed that i…
Yokohama acquires Italian marine hose maker
Added: 19 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber announced it has acquired the Italian marine hose manu…
Independence for Bayer MaterialScience
Added: 19 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
The decision to float off Bayer MaterialScience (BMS) and leave parent group B…
World Rubber Summit revamped for 2015
Added: 18 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore – In partnership with SingEx Exhibitions, the International Rubber S…
Toyo Tires to exhibit at rail transport technology trade fair
Added: 18 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber announced that Toyo Chemical Industrial Prod…
Guangzhou Fengli starts 10m tire/year expansion project
Added: 18 Sep 2014
(Jane Ho, ERJ special correspondent, China)
Guangdong, China – Guangzhou Fengli Rubber Tire started …
Apollo confirms plant site in Hungary
Added: 18 Sep 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Budapest – Apollo Tyres has confirmed a site in north-central Hungary as the …
