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ERJ Round-up: Tire Technology
Added: 1 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of tire technology – reports on STARCO … Apollo…

Argentina tire market to grow at 10% through 2019
Added: 1 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
British Columbia, Canada – Argentina's tire market is forecast to grow at a CA…

Inaugural UK tire awards finalists revealed
Added: 1 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Aylesbury, UK – The NTDA (National Tyre Distributors Association) announced on…

Most read: TPE World Summit scheduled for Vienna in December
Added: 1 Jul 2014
(Rubber News report)
Vienna, Austria – A stellar list of thermoplastic elastomers experts will speak…

Ansell announces organisational restructure
Added: 1 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Iselin, New Jersey, US / Melbourne, Australia – Ansell Limited announced a new…

Update: Mitas to invest in Serbian tire plant
Added: 1 Jul 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Ruma, Serbia – Mitas is to expand and modernise its tire factory in Ruma under…

Most read: Safe Rubber accelerator nets chemical innovation award
Added: 30 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Manchester, UK – Robinson Brothers of West Bromwich has earned UK chemical ind…

Konimpex celebrates 25 year anniversary
Added: 30 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Serock, Poland – Rubber chemicals supplier Konimpex Group celebrated its 25th …

REP shows off new facilities, machines
Added: 30 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Corbas, France – REP International highlighted the results of a €4-million inv…

ERJ Round-up: Racing Rubber
Added: 30 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Weekly round-up from the world of racing – reports on Falken ... Acorn Zenises…

Hankook Tyre UK appoints new sales director
Added: 30 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Daventry, UK – Hankook Tyre UK has appointed Brett Emerson as sales director –…

Opinion: How not to close a tire plant
Added: 27 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Birmingham, UK – Goodyear Dunlop has taken heavy flack for its decision to clo…

Moulders getting smaller…and smarter
Added: 27 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Ternitz, Austria - Rubber injection moulding companies increasingly require ma…

Volkswagen supplier award for SaarGummi
Added: 27 Jun 2014
Rubber & Plastics news report
Leipzig, Germany—Volkswagen AG has announced SaarGummi Group as one of…

ERJ Weekly News Review: 27 June
Added: 26 Jun 2014
London – A look-back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and others…

Chemical makers back north of England plan
Added: 26 Jun 2014
Manchester, UK - The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has welcomed a plan by UK chancellor Geo…

Industry group opposes duties on Chinese tires
Added: 26 Jun 2014
Tire Business report
Bowie, Maryland — The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has come out in oppositio…

Dunlop completes tire production transfer from Birmingham
Added: 25 Jun 2014
Tire Business report
Erdington, UK - Dunlop Motorsport Europe has completed the transfer of race tir…

Teijin advances automotive rubber business in Thailand
Added: 25 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tokyo, - Teijin Group is increasing its automotive rubber materials business i…

Astorg to purchase global belt maker Megadyne
Added: 25 Jun 2014
RPN staff report (MM)
Fairfield, New .Jersey — Astorg Partners has entered into an agreement to acq…