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Tire industry to hit $250bn mark by 2019
Added: 25 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Irving, Texas – The global automotive tire market is set to reach $250 billion…
Mixed fortunes for Stamford Tyres in FY2014
Added: 25 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore – Stamford Tyres announced a decrease of 8.5 per cent in the group’s…
RubberTech, Reifen roll-on planned
Added: 25 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – Organisers say they expect RubberTech Europe to return at the next bi…
Lanxess launches group-wide restructuring plan
Added: 25 Jul 2014
(Rubber & Plastics News Report)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG has launched a group-wide restructurin…
Rubber Industry Weekly Review
Added: 25 Jul 2014
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and oth…
Far East looks to Iran, India for butadiene as supply tightens
Added: 24 Jul 2014
(Platts report)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – East Asian countries, especially South Korea and Taiwa…
Demand for rubber in China to grow at 6.5% per year
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dallas – Demand for natural rubber in China is forecast to grow at 6.5% per ye…
Pirelli reveals tires for Belgium, Italy and Singapore GPs
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has revealed the tires that will be taken to the Formul…
Apollo appoints new chief technology officer
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Enschede, the Netherlands – Apollo Tyres has appointed Dr Seshu Bhagavathula a…
Cooper-Standard opens technical centre in Shanghai
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Shanghai, China – Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-…
Wacker develops new liquid silicone for radiator gaskets
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker is expanding its product range with a new liquid sili…
Qingdao Doublestar signs licensing contract with Harburg-Freudenberger
Added: 24 Jul 2014
(Jane Ho, ERJ special correspondent, China)
Qingdao, China – Rubber tire and machinery maker Qingdao…
Chinese manufacturing recovery in full swing
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Hong Kong - Total orders in the Chinese manufacturing sector have, this month,…
EU chemicals sector "losing its footing"
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Brussels, July 22, 2014 – European chemicals output fell in May 2014 after eig…
JSR Corporation employee dies in accident
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Yokkaichi, Japan – A 19-year-old JSR Corporation employee died yesterday (23 J…
ZF expands Shanghai HQ for Asia growth
Added: 24 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Shanghai, China / Friedrichshafen, Germany – ZF Friedrichshafen AG is expandin…
Wacker upgrades annual earnings forecast
Added: 23 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has upgraded its annual projection for EBIT…
VMI's CFO, wife perish in Malaysia Airlines crash
Added: 23 Jul 2014
(Rubber & Plastics News Report)
Epe, Netherlands – Auke Dalstra, chief financial officer of the VMI …
Reliance notes rubber gains on India automotive recovery
Added: 23 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Mumbai, India - Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has noted signs of life in the I…
ERJ Round-up: Racing Rubber
Added: 23 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of racing – reports on Kumho ... Michelin ... P…
