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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…