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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…