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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…
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…
