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New president and CEO for Nokian Tyres
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokian, Finland – The Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres has appointed Ari Leh…

Alonso says Pirelli's F1 tires are too hard
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Monaco – Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has criticised Formula 1's tires, repo…

Maxxis presents Energtra MEco3 at Essen
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Essen, Germany – Maxxis launches its Energtra MEco3 tire at this week’s Reifen…

Bridgestone Europe launches new website
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Brussels – Bridgestone Europe has launched a new commercial website this week …

Update: Tokai Rubber plans name change
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Komaki, Japan – Tokai Rubber Industries said it plans to change the company na…

German cartel office clears Continental takeover of Veyance
Added: 27 May 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Frankfurt, Germany – The German cartel office announced today that it has clea…

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…