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Addison Lee moves to Michelin
Added: 23 Jun 2014
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – London’s largest private minicab firm Addison Lee is putting its entire fleet…

European chemical output to grow then slow
Added: 23 Jun 2014
Brussels – Increasing demand from the automotive industry and stabilisation in construction sector …

Most read: UK manufacturing sector on solid growth path
Added: 23 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London - Demand for UK-made goods rose strongly in June, according to the late…

Opinion: REACH roadmap could lose rubber manufacturers
Added: 20 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
London – The authority for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restr…

Global TPE market growing 8%, set to reach $24bn
Added: 20 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Dallas, Texas – The global market for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) is on tr…

Tire sidewall damage costs UK drivers more than £439m a year
Added: 20 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Letchworth Garden City, UK – New research by British automotive parts repair f…

Help on hand from TARRC and Malaysian Rubber Board
Added: 20 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hertford, UK – The A5 support team from Tun Abdul Razak Research Laboratory (T…

Kraiburg TPE launches materials database
Added: 20 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Waldkraiburg , Germany – Kraiburg TPE has launched a new product database for …

Weekly Review: 20 June 2014
Added: 19 Jun 2014
London – ERJ looks back at some of the top stories of the week. These include the most read and oth…

New graphene factory opens in Italy
Added: 19 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Como, Italy – Technology company Directa Plus inaugurates its new graphene fac…

Halcyon Agri in talks to buy Lee Rubber's Indonesia plants
Added: 19 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore – Halcyon Agri Corp Ltd is in talks to buy rubber processing plants …

India moves towards national rubber policy
Added: 19 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi – The Indian government’s department of commerce has agreed to form …

Toyo Tire opens Chinese joint venture plant
Added: 19 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd held an opening ceremony 18 June fo…

Opinion: New blow for tire labelling
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
People buying tires rated as fuel-efficient under the EU tire labelling scheme…

Report: Tire labelling can mislead drivers over fuel-savings
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Winchester, UK – According to research by Emission Analytics (EA), preliminary…

Red light for rubber on Mars
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Birmingham, UK - The rocky surfaces on planet Mars would seem to make high-spe…

Michelin continues 30 year partnership with BMW
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Greenville, South Carolina – BMW has chosen Michelin as the exclusive tire pro…

Federal Tyres announces management changes
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Taipei, Taiwan – Following its latest annual shareholder conference and the 21…

Most read: Lanxess opens €18m eco-saving polychloroprene line
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Dormagen, Germany – Lanxess has officially started up a new polychloroprene pr…

Nexen Tire to invest €829m in Czech Republic
Added: 18 Jun 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Prague – Nexen Tire will invest €829 million to construct a new plant in the C…