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ERJ Round-up: Racing Rubber
Added: 16 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of racing – reports on the global racing tire m…

ERJ Round-up: Rubber Technology
Added: 16 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of rubber technology – reports on J-Flex Rubber…

Wacker Polymers to raise prices for dispersions
Added: 16 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich, Germany – Wacker Polymers is to raise its prices for vinyl acetate-eth…

Hankook Tires to equip new BMW Minis, Mercedes
Added: 15 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul – Hankook Tire Co. said on 15 July it will equip the latest models of th…

Carbon black producer Orion IPO to raise up to $432m
Added: 15 Jul 2014
(Reuters report)
Frankfurt, Germany − Carbon black producer Orion Engineered Carbons SA, backed by …

ZF to exhibit at Automechanika 2014
Added: 15 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Friedrichshafen, Germany – Automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG will be a…

Cabot reports progress in sustainability
Added: 15 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Boston, Massachusetts – Cabot Corporation released its 2013/2014 Sustainabilit…

Bridgestone relocating rubber track plant within Shenyang, China
Added: 15 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corporation announced on 14 July that Shenyang Bridgestone…

Most read -- ETRMA: European tire markets in positive territory
Added: 15 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Brussels – European tire markets have continued in positive mode in the second…

EU dismisses REACH animal-testing complaint
Added: 15 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Helsinki - The EU Ombudsman has cleared the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) of…

Evonik, GCL plan JV to build silica plant in China
Added: 14 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Evonik Industries and Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co.…

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…