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Chinese butadiene market will grow at 6.2 percent 2013-18 - Research and Markets
Added: 31 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dublin – A new report from analyst Research and Markets (R&M) predicts that th…

Toyoda Gosei acquires European auto seals business
Added: 31 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bockenem, Germany – Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. is looking to broaden its business …

Toyo establishes Mexican subsidiary for auto products
Added: 31 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has established a Mexican sales su…

UK hose maker to exhibit at Conexpo show
Added: 30 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Lincoln, UK – James Dawson, a manufacturer of bespoke silicone and organic rub…

'Smart rubber' to be produced in Kazakhstan
Added: 30 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Almaty, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s first recycling plant for used tires has ope…

Pirelli's new F1 tires on pre-season test
Added: 30 Jan 2014
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan – Formula One racing has begun 2014 with action at Jerez in Spain this w…

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…