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Change in board of management at Lanxess
Added: 6 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Werner Breuers, board member of Lanxess AG and up to now re…

Lanxess pressing ahead with restructure plans
Added: 6 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess is pressing ahead with its restructuring plans by m…

ERJ Top Five: Tire Supply News
Added: 5 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Oman ... German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation ... Bridgesto…

ERJ Top Five: Rubber Technology
Added: 5 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Lanxess ... Dalian Rubber & Plastics Machinery ... J-Flex Rubber ... ContiTech…

ITMA treads towards test refinements for tire designers
Added: 5 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essex, UK – The Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA) technical part…

Ebola outbreak drives up glove makers' shares
Added: 5 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – The continuing spread of the Ebola virus in west Africa is driving u…

Conti rolls out hybrid tire advance
Added: 5 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Hanover, Germany – Continental AG has introduced a tire for hybrid vehicles th…

Hyundai recalls 225,000 vehicles in US due to tire puncture issues
Added: 5 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Detroit – South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. is recalling about 225,000 vehicles …

Bosch will cut 400 jobs at Belgian windshield wiper plant
Added: 5 Aug 2014
(Reuters report)
Brussels – Robert Bosch is to cut up to 400 jobs, or about a third of the work forc…

Taiwan 'examines LCY pipeline link' to fatal blasts
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Authorities in Taiwan are investigating the possibility th…

Wacker sales stay on upward trend
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG reported in its second quarter results that…

Asahi sales edge upwards
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Asahi Kasei Corp. reported a slight increase in net sales but a declin…

Omsk Carbon Group begins construction of Belarus plant
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mogilev, Belarus – Russian company Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) has begun construct…

Russian carbon black market sees decreased demand
Added: 4 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
(OCG data)
Omsk, Russia – The decline in the production of vehicles, tires and …

Pirelli green light and good first half buoy Bekaert
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Brussels - The European Commission (EC) has approved Bekaert SA’s acquisition …

Cooper-Standard, INOAC in automotive products JV
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Novi, Michigan – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. is forming a 51/49 joint ventur…

Savatech recalls motorcycle tires
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Prague - Tire maker Savatech is voluntarily recalling Sport Force radial motor…

Opinion - Kraton-LCY marriage still on?
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Kraton’s proposed business combination with LCY Chemical Corp.’s styr…

Trelleborg acquires US coated fabrics businesses
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Stockholm - Trelleborg is to acquire US-based Uretek Archer LLC Group comprisi…

UK chemical industry backs 'balanced' fracking plan
Added: 1 Aug 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – Chemical makers have welcomed the opening of the bidding process for …