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Shape of things to come with Future Tire conference
Added: 27 Aug 2014
London – The Future Tire Conference will be held 28-29 October in Brussels, an…

Pirelli backs inter-religious match for peace
Added: 27 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli is giving its support to the Interreligious Match for P…

Bridgestone's NR plantation combats Ebola
Added: 27 Aug 2014
(Rubber News Report)
Harbel, Liberia – With more than 1,300 reported deaths and nearly 2,500 reporte…

Anvis to exhibit at Moscow Interauto 2014
Added: 27 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Togliatti, Russia – Anvis, the anti-vibration systems manufacturer, will exhib…

Wacker becomes Bosch preferred silicone supplier
Added: 27 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker has been named Bosch’s ‘Preferred Supplier’ in the el…

South China Tire and Jianghuai to jointly set up new tire plant
Added: 26 Aug 2014
(Jane Ho, ERJ special correspondent, China)
Anhui, China – South China Tire signed a contract with A…

NGS Elastomer offers fluorosilicone base from China
Added: 26 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Sandesneben, Germany – NGS Elastomer, the German distributor of fluorosilicone…

MESNAC expands European operations
Added: 26 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia – MESNAC European Research and Technical Center (M…

Turkish delight for Kordsa as revenue rises
Added: 26 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Istanbul, Turkey – Textile reinforcement specialist Kordsa Global increased it…

All change for Nynas executive committee
Added: 26 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stockholm, Sweden – Nynas AB announced a raft of changes on its executive comm…

Ricciardo rules in Belgium Grand Prix
Added: 26 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium – Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo won his second c…

First phase finished for HeDing radial tire line
Added: 26 Aug 2014
(Jane Ho, ERJ special correspondent, China)
Anhui, China – Anhui HeDing Tires Technology produced th…

Pyrolyx carbon black process patented in US and China
Added: 22 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Pyrolyx AG, which has developed the first green, sustainabl…

Vipal offers special snow tread
Added: 22 Aug 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Nova Prata, Brazil – Brazilian tread rubber supplier Borrachas Vipal S/A has …

Maxxis to sponsor Los Angeles Lakers
Added: 22 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Taipei, Taiwan – Maxxis has announced it will be the exclusive tire sponsor of…

ERJ Weekly Review: Rubber Industry News
Added: 22 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include …

ITC moves closer to imposing duties on Chinese tires
Added: 22 Aug 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Washington – The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined “th…

Lack of buyers dent SIPEF rubber profits
Added: 21 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Antwerp, Belgium – Agro-industrial company SIPEF reported a 62.75% decrease i…

Strong agri result boosts Skellerup profit
Added: 21 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Auckland, New Zealand – Skellerup, the industrial rubber goods manufacturer, …

Orion to repay shareholders with proceeds of IPO
Added: 21 Aug 2014
(Rubber News Report)
Frankfurt, Germany – Orion Engineered Carbons priced its initial public offerin…