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Opinion: Tire industry can learn from British rail sandwich
Added: 18 Jul 2014
British railway companies still live in the shadow of a bad reputation earned over previous decades…
Goodyear OTR seals deal with London Gateway
Added: 18 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – Goodyear Off-The-Road (OTR) tires have been fitted to 28 shuttle carr…
Semperit in legal battle with Thai JV
Added: 18 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Vienna – Semperit AG Holding is striving to achieve a realignment of its 50/50…
Elasto Sweden to invest in new TPE production line
Added: 17 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Åmål, Sweden – Elasto Sweden, part of the Hexpol TPE group, has announced plan…
ITRC wants more dialogue with China
Added: 17 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Chiangmai, Thailand – The 23rd International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) …
Momentive makes strides in sustainability
Added: 17 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Columbus, Ohio – Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. and Momentive Performance …
ERJ Weekly Review: 18 July 2014
Added: 17 Jul 2014
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and oth…
Report: Tire cord markets on a roll
Added: 17 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
San Jose, California – The global tire cord market is set to exceed 5.0 millio…
Car tuner Carlsson chooses Michelin tires
Added: 17 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP) 
Merzig, Germany – Car tuner Carlsson has signed an agreement with Michelin to…
West dedicates new manufacturing plant in India
Added: 17 Jul 2014
(Rubber News report)
Chennai, India – American company West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has complet…
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 …
