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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…

Avon Rubber gets $33m order from US DOD
Added: 6 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber today announced an order of 135,000 M50 mask syste…

UK chemical makers buoyed by industry prospects
Added: 5 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
London – The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) believes the UK chemical in…

Orgkhim urges ban of carcinogenic tires in Russia
Added: 5 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Rubber chemicals supplier Orgkhim is pressing the Ru…

Falken to participate in Nürburgring 24-Hour Race
Added: 5 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Offenbach am Main, Germany – Sumitomo Rubber Group’s European subsidiary, Falk…

Most read - Conical-die research offers injection cure time breakthrough
Added: 5 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Ternitz, Austria – Rubber injection moulders could reduce cure times by almost…

Conti helps Serbia flood victims
Added: 5 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany / Belgrade – Continental is donating a total of around €70,00…

Global rubber prices nosedive over glut scare
Added: 5 Jun 2014
(Business Standard report)
Kochi, India – Serious concerns are being raised over prices on the natur…