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Marangoni offers new vehicle geolocation for retreading business

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Rovereto, Italy − Marangoni Commercial & Industrial Tyres announced that all i…

Pirelli says strategy to hold sway in Chinese GP

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Milan, Italy – Pirelli says this week’s Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai will be…

Evonik teams up with University of Tokyo

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries and the University of Tokyo plan to work to…

Nokian launches "world's first tractor tire with siping"

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Nokian, Finland – Nokian Heavy Tyres is introducing a new winter contracting t…

Chinese firm Sailun expands European team

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (TP)

Solihull, UK – Sailun Europe, part of Chinese manufacturer Sailun Tyres, has a…

India's natural rubber imports surge 49.3 percent

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Karachi, Pakistan – India's natural rubber imports jumped 49.3 percent to a re…

Zeon starts full-scale SSBR production at Singapore

Added: 14 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore – Zeon Corporation has begun full-scale commercial production of sol…

Michelin's airless tire co-inventor honoured

Added: 11 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Greenville, South Carolina – The co-inventor of Michelin’s Tweel airless tire…

Buying part-worn tires often false economy, says insurer

Added: 11 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Bournemouth, UK – 1.5m UK motorists have bought substandard second-hand tires …

Lanxess launches further price increases

Added: 11 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Cologne, Germany – Lanxess AG is increasing prices for its ethylene-vinyl acet…

Elasto Proxy offers E-book on seal compound selection

Added: 10 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Boisbriand, Canada – Elasto Proxy, supplier of custom seals and speciality rub…

Saipem to extend Versalis' Ferrara plant

Added: 10 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

San Donato Milanese, Italy – Construction, engineering and project management …

Stretchable circuits for artificial skin

Added: 10 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Researchers have developed a rubber-based optical waveguide that could find us…

Technologies of the Week

Added: 9 Apr 2014

ERJ tracks some of the latest technical developments in the tire and industrial rubber products sec…

Seals maker PPE building plant in Texas

Added: 9 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Blackburn, UK - Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd (PPE) is to start up a new m…

UK chemical makers looking to invest

Added: 9 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Most UK chemical manufacturers expect to grow sales in 2014, with many also lo…

Premium tire market to grow at 9.7 percent to 2018 - TechNavio

Added: 9 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

London – Analyst TechNavio forecasts that the global premium tire market will …

Philippines identifies India as key partner to strengthen rubber sector

Added: 9 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (BC)

Kochi, India – A 35-member delegation from the Philippines, including governme…

Styron to convert Schkopau rubber train to Nd-BR

Added: 9 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (PR)

Horgen, Switzerland – Styron is to convert its nickel butadiene rubber (Ni-BR)…

Momentive's silicone group may enter bankruptcy

Added: 8 Apr 2014

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Strongsville, Ohio – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. may file for US Cha…