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ERJ Top 10 of the Week (7 - 10 April)
Added: 9 Apr 2015
China’s rubber sector to see slowed growth in 2015
Assessment from chairman of China Rubber Industr…
Versalis, Lotte to build new plant under elastomers technology deal
Added: 8 Apr 2015
San Donato, Italy – Versalis and Lotte Chemical have extended an elastomers co-operation deal with …
China tire mould maker to launch lubricant-free technology
Added: 8 Apr 2015
Guangdong, China - Shandong Wantong Mould, a maker of radial tire segmented moulds based in Dongyin…
Apollo advances pan-India retreading plan
Added: 8 Apr 2015
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres has inaugurated its third Apollo Retread Zone (ARZ) in Mumbai - part o…
TPU elastomers market to grow 6% to 2018
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Albany, New York – The global market for thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers is set to be w…
Momentive unveils new silicone elastomer products
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Orlando, Florida – US-based Momentive Performance Materials (MPM) showcased its new silicone elasto…
Marangoni Industrial Tyres raising prices in May
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Rovereto, Italy – Marangoni Industrial Tyres will introduce an 8-percent increase in the selling pr…
REP presses ahead with moulding machine plans
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Corbas, France – REP is proceeding with a series of development plans on the back of a second succe…
Another 20 miles with new Bridgestone tire
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Nashville, Tennessee – Bridgestone Americas has added a new tire to its fuel-efficient Ecopia range…
Pelmar appoints former Goodyear executive
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Ramat-Hasharon, Israel - Alex Coggi, former general manager of Goodyear Agricultural and Industria…
DRT commissions biomass power plant in France
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Vielle-Saint-Girons, France – DRT, a supplier of rosin and turpentine-based products to the rubber …
ChemChina lays groundwork to control Pirelli
Added: 7 Apr 2015
Milan, Italy— ChemChina's wholly owned subsidiary China National Tire & Rubber Co. (CNRC) has enter…
Pirelli CEO addresses ChemChina deal
Added: 7 Apr 2015
New York – China National Chemical Corp.’s bid to take control of Pirelli & C. SpA is first and for…
Q&A: Rockwell expert on tire plant automation
Added: 6 Apr 2015
European Rubber Journal gets the inside track on automation of the tire industry from Paolo Butti,…
Trinseo introduces supplier code of conduct
Added: 6 Apr 2015
Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Trinseo, the manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber formerly known as S…
Siemens highlights motion control and plant communications technologies
Added: 6 Apr 2015
Atlanta, Georgia — At this year’s National Plastics Exposition (NPE), Siemens presented various aut…
Dyneon starts 'up-cycling' perfluorinated polymers
Added: 2 Apr 2015
Burgkirchen, Germany – Dyneon GmbH, a subsidiary of 3M Company, is claiming a breakthrough in the f…
Zeon set to close UK rubber plant
Added: 2 Apr 2015
London – Zeon Chemicals Europe is in the process of shutting down its synthetic rubber plant in Sul…
Report says customers not satisfied with run-flat tires
Added: 2 Apr 2015
Westlake Village, California — Customers with run-flat tires are less satisfied overall and replace…
US moves back countervailing duty decision
Added: 1 Apr 2015
Washington — The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has pushed back its original date of 6 April for a…
