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Asahi boss expects “fierce†S-SBR competition
Added: 14 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tokyo - Asian producers of solution-polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SB…

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres secures three-year deal with Chinese airline
Added: 14 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (DAT) has secured a three-year deal wit…

US shale threatens French chemical makers
Added: 14 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Paris – Dozens of industrial sites and thousands of jobs could be lost due to …

Hexpol to acquire US rubber compounder
Added: 14 Jul 2014
(Rubber & Plastics News report)
Stockholm, Sweden – Hexpol AB has signed an agreement to acquire Ka…

Rosneft execs get Pirelli board seats
Added: 14 Jul 2014
(Tire Business report)
Milan, Italy – Six executives with or associated with Russia’s Rosneft Oil Co…

India rubber production up 66% in June
Added: 14 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kochi, India – India’s domestic natural rubber production increased 65.8 perce…

Pirelli soft and supersoft tires set for German GP
Added: 14 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli and Formula One head to the German Grand Prix this week…

Trostel develops new EPDM rubber recipe
Added: 11 Jul 2014
(Rubber News report)
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin – Trostel Ltd. has developed an ASTM-compliant antifunga…

Conti creates limited edition tires for 2014 FIFA World Cup
Added: 11 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Continental has added three limited-edition passenger car a…

ERJ Weekly Review: 11 July 2014
Added: 11 Jul 2014
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and oth…

Pirelli debuts new 18" concept tire at Silverstone
Added: 10 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Silverstone, UK – Pirelli’s new 18-inch concept tires made their debut at Silv…

ContiTech to exhibit at Automechanika 2014
Added: 10 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Frankfurt/Hanover, Germany – ContiTech will showcase its workshop services and…

Goodyear to announce Q2 2014 financial results
Added: 10 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will report its second quarte…

Marangoni upgrades tire tread strips
Added: 10 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Retreading Systems has upgraded and extended its …

Metflex makes European allies
Added: 10 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Blackburn, UK – Precision rubber moulding specialist Metflex has been invited …

Most read: Bohra, Hiroshima Kasei seal automotive cabin deal
Added: 10 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Faridabad, India – Bohra Rubber Pvt. Ltd, part of the diverse Bohra Group, and…

Most read: Formula E real-life tire "laboratory" for Michelin
Added: 8 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin says it will use the forthcoming Formula E…

ERJ Round-up: Racing Rubber
Added: 8 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of racing – reports on Avon Tyres ... Hankook T…

Most read: India chemical industry to double in size by 2017
Added: 8 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Vadodara, India – The chemical industry in India is set to more than double in…

ERJ Round-up: Rubber Technology
Added: 8 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of rubber technology – reports on ContiTech ...…