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Crushed arm leads to Fenner fine for workplace dangers
Added: 3 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Industrial conveyor belts manufacturer JH Fenner & Co Ltd (Fenner) has been pr…
EC hits power-cable makers with €302m cartel fine
Added: 3 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
The European Commission (EC) has fined 11 producers of underground and submari…
Pirelli eyes earnings improvement in 2014
Added: 3 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Milan – Pirelli & C. S.p.A. expects to achieve pre-tax earnings this year of …
Falken run-flat tire lasts 80km at zero pressure at 80km/h
Added: 3 Apr 2014
Offenbach am Main, Germany – Falken Tyres has created a run-flat version of its ZIEX ZE914 Ecorun t…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions bags social media award
Added: 3 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions (TSS) has been named Best of…
Armenia could make chloroprene rubber from Iranian gas
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Yerevan, Armenia – The Armenian Union of Domestic Commodity Producers has prop…
Court dismisses appeals over price fixing cartel
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Moscow – A Russian federal court has dismissed appeals by six Russian companie…
No more streaks with silicone wiper blades
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Portland, Oregon – Featuring a “silicone infused” configuration, Vogue wiper b…
Teknor PVC hits new lows in jacketing
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island – Teknor Apex Co. has two new PVC elastomers that prov…
Concern as UK waste tire exemptions reach record levels
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Registered exemptions for waste tire sites have reached record levels in Engla…
Business blog: Running Lanxess
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
When Bayer was spinning out Lanxess as an independent specialty chemicals busi…
Rejig at Lanxess as Zachert takes over
Added: 2 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Matthias Zachert has taken over as chairman of the board of management of spec…
World speciality C black market set to grow at 5% to 2018
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dublin – Analyst Research and Markets (R&M) expects the global speciality carb…
Poland's Synthos plans synthetic rubber plant in Brazil
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Warsaw – Polish chemicals manufacturer Synthos is planning a synthetic rubber …
Butadiene demand in Asia-Pacific not keeping pace with capacity expansion - Argus
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston – The global butadiene market has seen an unusual amount of volatility…
Conti to showcase long-distance and regional tires at CV Show
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
West Drayton, UK – At the CV Show 2014 (Birmingham, UK, 29 April-1 May, Contin…
EU chemical makers in shale gas firing line
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
European polymer and petrochemicals producers are the main target for US compe…
Gabon investing in palm and rubber ventures
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
The Republic of Gabon is to invest $56.8m (€41m) towards equity and to increas…
Truck protectors for Asia gold mine
Added: 1 Apr 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Duratray International of Melbourne, Australia has been awarded a contract to …
Have your say on non-tire automotive rubber
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
European Rubber Journal’s May/June print issue will carry our annual feature …
