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Vietnam growers chop down rubber trees over latex price plunge
Added: 16 Jun 2014
(Tuoitrenews report)
Hanoi – Farmers in southern and central Vietnam are cutting down their rubber p…

Honeywell technology helps to produce butadiene
Added: 13 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Des Plaines, Illinois – TPC Group Inc. and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, annou…

Nokian reveals green dream for 2014
Added: 13 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres outlined its strategy to cut plant emissions and…

Weekly Review: 13 June 2014
Added: 13 Jun 2014
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and oth…

Trelleborg targets 5% organic growth
Added: 12 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stockholm – Trelleborg outlined its long-term strategy during its Capital Mark…

Conti eContact gets top EU Tire Label rating
Added: 12 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany – Continental has refined its Conti.eContact tire for hybrid …

Rubber Consultants celebrates 30 years
Added: 12 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hertford, UK – Independent contract research organisation Rubber Consultants i…

Goodyear NZ narrows annual loss
Added: 12 Jun 2014
(One News report)
Wellington – Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres (NZ), the New Zealand unit of the US tire ma…

Qatar on track with $25bn petrochemicals plans
Added: 12 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Boston, Massachusetts – Qatar’s petrochemicals industry is progressing plans t…

Opinion: Tire makers treading on car companies' toes?
Added: 12 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Continental came under the spotlight when a British paper claimed carmakers we…

Momentive opens autoglazing pilot unit in Germany
Added: 12 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Leverkusen, Germany – Momentive Performance Materials (MPM) has opened a new a…

Update: Sri Lanka's CEAT Kelani commissions new tire plant
Added: 12 Jun 2014
(Lanka Business Online report)
Colombo – Sri Lanka's CEAT Kelani, a joint venture between CEAT India…

Most read: Biesterfeld targets EU performance rubber markets
Added: 11 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Hamburg, Germany – Distributor Biesterfeld Plastic GmbH is expanding its posit…

Hankook Tire to build €193m R&D centre
Added: 11 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Seoul – Hankook Tire held a groundbreaking ceremony on 10 June for its planned…

Toyo Tires unveils three-year plan for growth
Added: 11 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd announced its three year mid-term b…

If you drive over the Alps today ...
Added: 11 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Berne, Switzerland – Anyone driving into Italy this summer could be in for a n…

German tire market on the rebound
Added: 10 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Essen, Germany – The market for replacement tires in Germany is on a strong re…

Future Tire Announcement
Added: 10 Jun 2014
Organisers statement
We regret to inform you that the Future Tire 2014 conference will now not be ta…

Latin American Tire Show comes to Panama again
Added: 10 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Panama City, Panama – The Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo will take place…

India natural rubber imports jump 64% in May
Added: 10 Jun 2014
(Press Trust of India report)
New Delhi – The import of natural rubber in India rose 64% to 34,419 t…