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Michelin to support tire recycling initiative
Added: 30 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin is venturing further into the realm of re…
Chinese synthetic rubber majors losing out to foreign entrants
Added: 29 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dallas, Texas – Whereas the Chinese synthetic rubber giants Sinopec and CNPC t…
Falken joins TyreSafe over school run tire shocker
Added: 29 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colchester, UK – Tire manufacturer Falken Tyre Europe GmbH has joined the UK c…
Argomm acquires RPS Technologies
Added: 29 Jan 2014
Villongo, Italy – The Argomm group of companies has acquired the Thai-based RPS Technologies Ltd an…
Michelin finances more than £600,000 worth of farm tires through payment plan
Added: 29 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin has financed more than £600,000 (€728m) of agric…
Silicone implant coating with spider silk passes test
Added: 29 Jan 2014
Planegg, Germany – AMSilk GmbH has completed preclinical testing of its silicone implant coating ma…
Hankook reports record sales and earnings
Added: 29 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea – Hankook Tire Co. Inc. reported record annual operating pr…
Semperit highlighting polyisoprene surgical glove at Arab Health show
Added: 29 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Vienna/Dubai, January, 2014 – Semperit’s medical gloves division is exhibiting…
Kraton merging with LCY Chemical's SBC operation
Added: 29 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston, Texas – Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. has agreed to combine with t…
Heitmann leaves Lanxess after ten years in charge
Added: 27 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Cologne – Lanxess, the German-headquartered rubber and thermoplastics group, …
Hexpol TPE boosts CIS and Baltic presence
Added: 27 Jan 2014
Manchester, UK – The Hexpol TPE group, which brings together the Elasto and Müller Kunststoffe busi…
Indian government firms up national rubber policy
Added: 27 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – The Indian government is working on a comprehensive national polic…
VW approves Conti tires for Golf 7, CC and Beetle models
Added: 27 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hanover – Volkswagen has approved three premium summer tire models from Contin…
Nynas claims number one naphthenics slot
Added: 27 Jan 2014
Stockholm – With the recent acquisition of the Harburg refinery in Germany, Nynas claims it will be…
Cubic rubber bands shape up well as stationery
Added: 24 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Japanese design studio Nendo has launched a range of stationery with i…
IISRP enlists newest affiliate
Added: 24 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Houston, Texas − The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (II…
World tire demand continues to inflate, says study
Added: 24 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (PRW)
World demand for tires is forecast to rise 4.3 percent a year to 2.9bn units …
Maxxis extends 'high performance' tire portfolio
Added: 24 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Suffolk, UK − Maxxis International has “enhanced its high performance” tire po…
IRSG Panel of Associates expands
Added: 24 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore – The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) announced that two new…
Yokohama Rubber to build new passenger car tire plant in China
Added: 24 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced on 23 January that it is building…
