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Rubber swings on drop in China's manufacturing data, weaker yen
Added: 21 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber swung between gains and losses as a Chinese manufacturing gauge…

Formula 1 - Teams fear boring 2014 season after US GP
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milan, Italy − Pirelli is threatening to play it ultra-safe with its tires nex…

China deflates India's balloon industry
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kochi − The Indian balloon industry is on the verge of bursting, pricked by th…

The first airless-tire vehicle you can own is a 'wicked' ATV
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Minnesota – Airless or non-pneumatic tires have popped up from time to time ov…

JK Tyre launches 10 new products
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi − In line with its aggressive expansion plans for India, JK Tyre & I…

Cabot completes Mexican carbon black deal
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Boston − Cabot Corp. has completed its acquisition of 100-percent control of i…

James Dawson invests in new lab mixer to bring innovation to market
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Lincoln, UK − James Dawson, the engineering provider of bespoke advanced silic…

Lanxess increases prices for chloroprene rubber
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess announced a global price increase for its Baypren b…

Bridgestone co-invests €222m in second Turkish plant
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Istanbul, Turkey – Brisa, a Turkish-Japanese joint venture between conglomerat…

Rubber gains as yen drops on trade data, European car sales grow
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber climbed for the first time in three days as car sales rose in E…

Mitas begins commercial production at new Czech plant
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Otrokovice, Czech Republic − Czech tire maker Mitas has begun commercial-scal…

Thailand plans to slash logistics costs for rubber industry
Added: 20 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok – Thailand’s Primary Industries and Mines Department will spend Bt147m…

Australian recycling company Carbon Polymers under investigation
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Sydney − Australia's largest tire-recycling company has abandoned thousands of…

Schwalbe replacing tires on some 'Cube' race bikes
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Reichshof, Germany − Schwalbe is making a free of charge, precautionary exchan…

Lady Gaga's designer creates new 'condom jacket'
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
New York − A new jacket has been designed with medical grade silicone using th…

Silicone rubber-based heater has wrap-around design
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cary, Illinois – Durex Industries, a North American designer and manufacturer …

Firms collaborate on soft-touch auto interior components
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (UTI)
Düsseldorf, Germany − A collaboration between South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co.…

Opel chooses Bulgarian company for its rubber seals
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria − Standard Profil won a major project that includes the…

Lanxess says auto market has bottomed out
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Cologne, Germany − Lanxess, the world's largest maker of synthetic rubber, bel…

Rubber declines for second day as yen's rebound weakens appeal
Added: 19 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber declined for a second day as Japan’s currency rebounded from a …