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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…

Lanxess appoints Krahn Chemie as new distribution partner
Added: 21 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hamburg, Germany – The Lanxess High Performance Elastomers unit has transferre…

Toyo melds fashion, tread designs
Added: 20 Aug 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Osaka, Japan – At first glance, tire treads and high fashion would appear to …

Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at Moscow auto show
Added: 20 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber will be at the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2…

Firestone to end latex production in Liberia
Added: 20 Aug 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Harbel, Liberia – Firestone Natural Rubber Co., a subsidiary of Bridgestone C…

ERJ Survey: Will the REACH get richer in the rubber industry?
Added: 19 Aug 2014
Many small and medium-sized companies are at the forefront of advances in materials and product tec…

Rubber Recycling Symposium to be held in Montreal
Added: 19 Aug 2014
(Rubber & Plastics News Report)
Montreal, Canada – Driving Innovation to Drive Markets will be the t…

SABIC taps shale gas with UK plant refit
Added: 19 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Teeside, UK – SABIC is modifying its cracker plant in Teesside, UK, into a gas…

Germany's Bluemich to receive honour at ITEC
Added: 19 Aug 2014
(Rubber & Plastics News Report)
Akron, Ohio – A German professor will receive the Harold Herzlich Di…

Medical sector raises Semperit revenue
Added: 19 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Vienna – Semperit Group reported a rise in revenue of 2.9% in the first half o…

Sensata to purchase TPMS manufacturer Schrader
Added: 19 Aug 2014
(Tire Business Report)
Almelo, Netherlands – Sensata Technologies Holding NV, through its wholly own…

Ineos moves into shale gas exploration
Added: 18 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – Ineos has moved into UK shale exploration with the purchase of BG Gro…

Opinion: Leadership needed in dispute over waste-tire safety proposals
Added: 18 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - The sight of flames and black smoke billowing out from waste-tire sit…