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SIBUR revenue increases 21% in Q1 2014
Added: 10 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Moscow – OAO SIBUR Holding, the Russian integrated gas processing and petroche…

David Coulthard heads into Hell with Cooper Tires
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tires will be present at the third round of the FIA Worl…

Conti tires for global warehouse truck maker
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tipton, UK – British warehouse truck company Flexi Narrow Aisle has recently s…

Crush injury lands UK rubber company in court
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Goole, UK – A British firm has been prosecuted for safety breaches after a wor…

TireStamp taps Telit for TPMS
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Raleigh, North Carolina – TireStamp is to employ technology from machine-to-ma…

Most read: Shale gas to drive down rubber feedstock costs
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Constance, Germany – The impact of the shale gas boom in the US on ethylene pr…

Michelin to acquire Brazil fleet management company
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Groupe Michelin is to pay around €520 million to ac…

Tire strategy key to Canada Grand Prix success
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Montreal, Canada – Pirelli said high temperatures and a lengthy safety car per…

Conti opens production facility for engine parts in Russia
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Kaluga, Russia – Continental’s automotive division has opened a new €24-millio…

Automotive, tire expansions drive Indonesia rubber demand
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Singapore – Demand for rubber materials in Indonesia is expected to show conti…

Analyst forecasts bright future for silicones market
Added: 9 Jun 2014
(Rubber News report)
Fairlawn, Ohio – Improved outlooks in North America and Western Europe, which s…

Bio-inspired climbing technology could increase manoeuvering ability
Added: 9 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Arlington, Virginia – A climber weighing 218 pounds (99 kilos) and carrying a …

Your Viewpoint: Will runflats make a comeback?
Added: 9 Jun 2014
When they were launched over a decade ago, runflat tires seemed an attractive offering – enabling c…

Nano compound costs 'to plummet'
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Palo Alto, California – Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can now be incorporated into c…

Kumho starts up direct-sales unit in UK
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Leicestershire, UK - Kumho Tyre (UK) Ltd’s newly established direct sales org…

Food and Medical Contact Rubber: Call for information
Added: 6 Jun 2014
European Rubber Journal is preparing a feature for our July/August edition on the food and medical …

Most read - Dow to leverage fast-track R&D work at new EPDM plant
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Manchester, UK – Dow Chemical Co. is to establish a large-scale EPDM plant by …

Global NBR market growing at 6% CAGR
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Albany, New York – Acryloitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) demand was worth $1.7 b…

Pirelli reveals tire nominations up to Hungarian GP
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli has announced the next four tire nominations for the Fo…

Yokohama Rubber joins Facebook
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber launched an official Facebook page this week as part o…