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FGV targets eight-fold growth, top 10 agri-business slot

Added: 21 Jul 2014

Kuala Lumpur – Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad (FGV) is targeting an eight-fold increase in s…

Michelin trailer tire loaded with technology

Added: 21 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Stoke-on-Trent – Michelin has launched a new trailer tire across Europe, which…

Europe SBR market expected to reach $2.5bn in 2018

Added: 21 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Dublin – The European styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) market is expected to rea…

China expresses "strong opposition" to US tire probe

Added: 21 Jul 2014

(Reuters News report)

Beijing – China's Commerce Ministry expressed strong opposition on 18 July to …

India rubber imports may match record as car sales climb

Added: 21 Jul 2014

(Bloomberg News report)

Mumbai, India – Natural-rubber imports by India may match a record this year…

Opinion: Tire industry can learn from British rail sandwich

Added: 18 Jul 2014

British railway companies still live in the shadow of a bad reputation earned over previous decades…

Goodyear OTR seals deal with London Gateway

Added: 18 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

London – Goodyear Off-The-Road (OTR) tires have been fitted to 28 shuttle carr…

Semperit in legal battle with Thai JV

Added: 18 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Vienna – Semperit AG Holding is striving to achieve a realignment of its 50/50…

Elasto Sweden to invest in new TPE production line

Added: 17 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Åmål, Sweden – Elasto Sweden, part of the Hexpol TPE group, has announced plan…

ITRC wants more dialogue with China

Added: 17 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Chiangmai, Thailand – The 23rd International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) …

Momentive makes strides in sustainability

Added: 17 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Columbus, Ohio – Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and Momentive Performance …

ERJ Weekly Review: 18 July 2014

Added: 17 Jul 2014

London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and oth…

Report: Tire cord markets on a roll

Added: 17 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

San Jose, California – The global tire cord market is set to exceed 5.0 millio…

Car tuner Carlsson chooses Michelin tires

Added: 17 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Merzig, Germany – Car tuner Carlsson has signed an agreement with Michelin to…

West dedicates new manufacturing plant in India

Added: 17 Jul 2014

(Rubber News report)

Chennai, India – American company West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has complet…

Rubex Group and Nilos strengthen conveyor belt JV

Added: 16 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Moscow – Rubex Group and Nilos’ joint venture (JV) in conveyor belts was stren…

Silicone sensors hand robot fingers the human touch

Added: 16 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Budapest – Hungarian start-up Optoforce is behind a new sensor that blends sil…

Rubber renaissance in Peruvian jungle

Added: 16 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Chazuta, Peru – The discovery of rubber trees in a Peruvian jungle is helping …

SKF Group sales and profits up

Added: 16 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Gothenburg, Sweden – Automotive supplier SKF Group revealed an increase in sa…

ERJ Round-up: Tire Technology

Added: 16 Jul 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Weekly news from the tire industry – reports on Mitas ... Cooper Tire & Rubber…