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Metflex develops bends with undersea umbilical
Added: 27 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Blackburn, UK – Precision rubber moulding specialist, Metflex, has launched a…

Pirelli tries out sticker thermometers in Bahrain
Added: 27 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bahrain – As a result of Pirelli’s collaboration with the FIA to ensure a bett…

Addivant to add customer formulation centre in China
Added: 26 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Middlebury, Connecticut − Addivant LLC will launch its first customer formula…

Old tires used in new asphalt mix
Added: 26 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Valencia, Spain – A more durable and sustainable asphalt mix has been created …

Try before you buy with DESMA's PropterLight
Added: 26 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Fridingen, Germany − Elastomer injection moulding technology specialist DESMA …

Lanxess expects €159m net loss in 2013
Added: 26 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Specialty chemicals company Lanxess said it anticipates a f…

Nankang Tire a winner in Japan 2013 MSC Challenge
Added: 26 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Taipei, Taiwan – Sponsored by Nankang Tire, Japanese driver Yokoi Masashi beca…

Pirelli's final F1 test gets underway in Bahrain
Added: 26 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy – Formula One teams will get their final chance to test Pirelli’s…

Yokohama inaugurates first India tire plant
Added: 25 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Haryana, India − Yokohama India, a 100 percent subsidiary of Yokohama Rubber, …

Geneva 'a glimpse of the future' for Bridgestone
Added: 25 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Brussels, Belgium – Bridgestone will be exhibiting at next week’s 2014 Geneva …

Styron expands China latex capacity
Added: 25 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Berwyn, Pennsylvania − Styron, the global materials company and manufacturer o…

Trelleborg acquires 51-percent stake in Max Seal
Added: 25 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Trelleborg, Sweden − Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Indu…

Falken creates new energy efficient tire
Added: 25 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Tire engineers in Japan have for the first time, employed a super comp…

Magna Tyres debuts M-Straddle in the US
Added: 25 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Waalwijk, the Netherlands − Dutch manufacturer Magna Tyres will launch its new…

Pirelli's F1 Bahrain test goes to plan
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bahrain – Pirelli said the Formula One teams have been able to complete more t…

India's 2014/15 natural rubber imports to fall on record output
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kochi, India − India's natural rubber imports for 2014/15 starting April are l…

British racing 'will suffer' if Dunlop tire factory closes
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − The £9bn (€10.9bn) motorsport industry will be hit hard if Go…

China firm sets record for thinnest latex condom
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hong Kong − A Chinese manufacturer has set the record for the world's thinnest…

Yokohama Rubber supports cycling road race team
Added: 24 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced yesterday (24 February) that …

Toyoda Gosei acquisition expected to close in March
Added: 21 Feb 2014
ERJ staff report (RN)
Bockenem, Germany − Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. will acquire the assets of Meteor Gu…