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Lehigh Technologies expands R&D capabilities
Added: 23 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Atlanta, Georgia – Lehigh Technologies Inc., a “leading” sustainable materials…

Yulex Corporation opens guayule Seed & Genetics Center
Added: 23 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Phoenix, Arizona − Yulex Corporation, an agricultural biomaterials company, an…

ContiTech strengthens presence in China
Added: 23 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − ContiTech AG continues the expansion of its drive belt busi…

Welsh whale vomit sinks in value when revealed as rubber
Added: 23 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Anglesey, Wales − A substance thought to be a lump of rare, potentially valuab…

Nokian Tyres hit with €73m tax bill
Added: 23 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokia, Finland − Nokian Tyres has received a reassessment decision from the Fi…

IISRP announces international scientific symposium
Added: 22 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Houston, Texas − The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (II…

Brenntag opens rubber service facility in Italy
Added: 22 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Turin, Italy − Brenntag, the “global market leader” in chemical distribution, …

Dow Corning relocates corporate office in Mumbai
Added: 22 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Mumbai, India − Dow Corning Corp. has relocated its India corporate office to…

Cooper CS3 Touring Tire wins 'Good Design' award
Added: 22 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Findlay, Ohio − Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced on 21 January that its …

Man arrested over huge UK tire fire
Added: 22 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
North Yorkshire, UK − A man has been arrested in connection with a massive tir…

Goodyear unveils new FUELMAX truck tire line
Added: 22 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − Goodyear announced its new FUELMAX fuel efficient truck tire …

TransCanada sells Cancarb unit to Tokai Carbon for $190m
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Alberta, Canada − TransCanada Corp, Canada’s No. 2 pipeline company, said on M…

Massive UK tire blaze left to 'burn itself out'
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
North Yorkshire, UK − A tire fire which began on 16 January will be allowed to…

Major tire recycling project kicks off in Cyprus
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Limassol, Cyprus – The Anagennisis project "Innovative Reuse of All Tyre Compo…

Indian dealers claim tire makers have cartel
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi, India − Tire dealers have dragged MRF, JK, Birla Tyres and other ma…

Dunlop's WinterResponse 2 tire hailed 'Best Buy'
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Birmingham, UK − Which? magazine, has named the Dunlop WinterResponse 2 as a ‘…

Henniges Automotive acquires sole ownership of Chinese JV
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Auburn Hills, Michigan − Henniges Automotive Holdings, a supplier of engineere…

MOL Group in Hungarian synthetic rubber JV with JSR Corp.
Added: 21 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RH)
Hungarian oil and gas producer MOL Group has signed a joint venture deal with …

DMACK weathers winter well in WRC
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Monte Carlo, Monaco − DMACK, the British independent tire manufacturer, kick s…

India stares at record rubber import
Added: 20 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (TP)
Mumbai, India − Natural rubber imports by India, the world’s third-biggest con…