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Rubber retreats as rally to two-month high may weaken demand

Added: 3 Dec 2013

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Tokyo − Rubber dropped from a two-month high, snapping a three-day winning str…

Orion Engineered Carbons to restructure European production

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Frankfurt, Germany − Following a review of its European carbon black operation…

Maplan maps out future growth

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Ternitz, Austria – Maplan, the manufacturer of elastomer injection moulding ma…

Irish tire outlet leads the way in licensing

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Mayo, Ireland − Keith Revins’ tire outlet in Mayo and Roscommon is one of the …

Silicone-based device detects risk of infection in minutes

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Massachusetts − Scientists have created a silicone-based device that is able t…

Indonesia rubber group calls for 10 percent cut in output

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Jakarta − Indonesia's main rubber grouping is calling on the world's second la…

Investor to buy Bridgestone share in Sameer

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Nairobi, Kenya − East Africa investment conglomerate Sameer Investments Ltd. h…

Tire labelling 'seldom taken into account by the consumer'

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

London − European consumers have become more familiar with tire labelling a ye…

Guayule wet suits and the challenges of sustainability

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Arizona / California − Learning to surf in California's frigid breakers, Todd …

Kraton to showcase styrenic block copolymer compounds at EuroMold 2013

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Houston − Kraton Performance Polymers, a global producer of styrenic block cop…

Goodyear declares a dividend on 5.875 percent preferred stock

Added: 3 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Akron, Ohio – Directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have declared in…

Yokohama and Kumho agree technology exchange and capital alliance

Added: 2 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. and South Korea’s Kumho Tire Co., Inc. s…

SRI concludes Dunlop S. Africa deal

Added: 2 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business staff report

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has co…

Cooper to distribute from Belgrade

Added: 2 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire will open a 6,800 square metre distribution centre …

Saudi tire market set to grow at 12 percent CAGR during 2013-18 - Research and Markets

Added: 2 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Dublin, Ireland – According to the report “Saudi Arabia Tire Market Forecast &…

Showa Denko to raise chloroprene rubber price in overseas markets

Added: 2 Dec 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Tokyo –Showa Denko will increase its chloroprene rubber price in markets outsi…

BFGoodrich Tires racks up wins at SCORE Baja 1000

Added: 29 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Baja, California − BFGoodrich’s (BFG) secured a major victory in the 46th annu…

Northern India to commission synthetic rubber plant

Added: 29 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hyderabad, India − A manufacturing facility that is expected to give a boost t…

CMA introduces Dynatrail+ ST trailer tires

Added: 29 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

California − China Manufacturers Alliance (CMA), the North American subsidiary…

Continental accelerates localisation in China

Added: 29 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Anhui, China − Locally manufactured self-supporting run-flat (SSR) tires will …