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Global tire pick-up tipped to lift Cabot shares

Added: 23 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Investment and finance company KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. has given a positi…

Carbon black shortage by 2016, warns US boss

Added: 23 May 2014

Tire Business report

Hilton Head, South Carolina - The US tire industry will start seeing shortages …

Wacker rejigs silicones distribution in CEE

Added: 23 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie AG has replaced Brenntag CEE as distributor fo…

Müller, AKRO develop lighter TPE/polyamide components

Added: 23 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Lichtenfels, Germany - Müller Kunststoffe, the German arm of the Hexpol TPE gr…

Six of one Engel medical moulding event for Europe

Added: 23 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Injection moulding machine maker Engel has launched its med.con 2014 medical t…

Zachert prepares Lanxess for tough times ahead

Added: 22 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess is facing a difficult time over the next three year…

CO2 elastomers from new Novomer polyols

Added: 22 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Waltham, Massachusetts – Elastomers employing carbon dioxide (CO2) as a monome…

Taiwan mulls rubber bottle tops

Added: 22 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Taipei – The plastic used in metal caps on glass bottles and jars could be rep…

Kumho keeps butadiene runs at 50% due to feedstock crunch

Added: 22 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Seoul – Kumho Petrochemical will continue to operate its two butadiene plants …

Qure Medical opens first Chinese facility

Added: 22 May 2014

ERJ staff report (RN)

Dong Guan, China – Q Holdings Co. has brought its Qure Medical subsidiary to C…

East West joins IISRP after Baton Rouge plant takeover

Added: 22 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Kyoto, Japan – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc.…

Pirelli to sponsor 'Tyre Retail Centre of the Year' award

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Manchester, UK – Pirelli will sponsor the National Tyre Distributors Associati…

Tire fitness device snapped up by rugby giants

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Lancashire, UK – A 22-year-old entrepreneurial graduate from the University of…

IISRP elects Karbochem exec as president for 2014-2015

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kyoto, Japan – Dr. Abraham Brink, president and commercial director of Karboch…

Rosneft and Pirelli increase Russian ambitions

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Moscow – Rosneft said it is talking with Pirelli about further cooperation in …

Bridgestone targets threats to natural rubber supply

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Manchester, UK – Around 1 billion tires are produced every year around the wor…

IISRP rejig prompts Asia section name change

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Kyoto, Japan – The Far Eastern section of the International Institute of Synth…

Indian dumping duty on Chinese nylon tire cord fabric continues

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

New Delhi – The Indian Finance Ministry has extended by one more year the vali…

Bridgestone exclusive supplier for eTourEurope

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Brussels – Bridgestone Europe is the exclusive supplier for the eTourEurope, w…

Conti sponsors 2014 NTDA Tyre Industry Awards Ceremony

Added: 21 May 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Manchester, UK – Continental Tyres will sponsor the 2014 NTDA (National Tyre D…