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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…