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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…
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…
