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ERJ Weekly Review - Rubber Industry News
Added: 4 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include …

Goodyear names new IR vice president
Added: 4 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announced that Christina Za…

Evonik to expand speciality silica capacities in Japan
Added: 4 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries has announced an expansion of its specialit…

Michelin reveals 2015 design winners
Added: 4 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Greenville, South Carolina – Michelin announced the 15 winners of its global 2…

Update: Semperit seeks international arbitration in Thai JV legal battle
Added: 3 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding has requested international arbitration to resolv…

Prices increase for Cabot speciality carbons
Added: 3 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Boston – Cabot Corp. announced it will increase prices, up to 8 percent global…

Evonik invests €2bn in German operations
Added: 3 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Evonik is investing €2 billion in its German operations with …

Brenntag acquires Indian chemical distributor
Added: 3 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany − Brenntag, the chemical distribution company, ha…

MESNAC appoints new director at US research centre
Added: 3 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – MESNAC announced the appointment of Dr K. Mohamed Hassan as the…

Accella acquires tire fill systems maker Zeus
Added: 3 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
St. Louis, Missouri – Accella Performance Materials, Inc., a maker of polyuret…

Nokian launches new SUV and summer tires
Added: 2 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokia, Finland – The world's northernmost tire manufacturer, Nokian Tyres, has…

Cooper Tire Europe launches winter tire for compact cars
Added: 2 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – Starfire Tires, engineered by Cooper Tires, is to launch a new …

'Grand slam' of design awards for Nexen Tire
Added: 2 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul – Nexen Tire said it became the first tire maker in the world to achiev…

Thai stock decision prompts rubber market retreat
Added: 2 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Bangkok – Rubber futures and physical rubber markets in Asia retreated from th…

Hardest tires for Pirelli at 'temple of speed'
Added: 1 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli will bring its hardest two tires for this week’s Formul…

Michelin buys Brazilian fleet management company
Added: 1 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin has completed the acquisition of all outs…

Higher operating profit, lower sales for Kumho
Added: 1 Sep 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Seoul – Kumho Tire Co. Inc. reported a higher operating profit of 9 percent f…

Halcyon Agri acquires NR distributor NCE
Added: 1 Sep 2014
(Rubber News Report)
Singapore – Halcyon Agri Corp. Ltd., the natural rubber processing and merchand…

SaarGummi reshuffles top team
Added: 1 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Remich, Luxembourg - Michael Lorig has been appointed chief executive officer …

ERJ survey: REACH threatens smaller rubber companies
Added: 1 Sep 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – New EU chemical safety regulations are expected to threaten the futur…