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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 …
American EPDM group challenges finding of roofing study
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Bethesda, Maryland – The EPDM Roofing Association is challenging a study cond…
Bayer sells patents for carbon nanotubes and graphenes
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leverkusen, Germany – After concluding its research on carbon nanotubes (CNT) …
Rubber insulation failure sparked Hamilton's exit from Australian Grand Prix
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – A hairline split in the side of a rubber tube surrounding the Mercede…
New measurement probe for car tires
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Phynix GmbH & Co. KG has developed a combination probe that can measure the t…
Lanxess digital-engineering showcase at Hannover Messe
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
The Fraunhofer Institute is to showcase its application of digital engineering…
Chevron Phillips expanding mercaptan plant by over 40 percent
Added: 31 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (PR)
Tessenderlo, Belgium – Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC is increasing the cap…
Great expectations for Avon Rubber's 2014 half year result
Added: 28 Mar 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber said as a result of strong trading they expect thei…
