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Rubber retreats as rally to two-month high may weaken demand
Added: 3 Dec 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
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 …