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LiteEarth: the EPDM geomembrane liner for capping landfills
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Austin, Texas – LiteEarth announced the performance, durability and regulatory…

Cooper Tires and Elio Motors sign letter of intent
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Findlay, Ohio / Troy, Michigan − Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and Elio Motors …

Nokian launches CT BAS trailer tire
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres announced its new CT BAS tire, designed for heav…

Dubai rubber firm eyes 15 percent growth
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dubai − International Rubber Company (IRC), a subsidiary of Masharie, the priv…

Truck tire tubes turned into tote bags
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Truck tire inner tubes are being recycled and reused as…

Countdown to 'Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai' begins
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Dubai − In a couple of months' time, a variety of international race teams and…

Lanxess reports drop of 88 percent in net income in 3Q
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Cologne, Germany − Lanxess AG has reported an 88-percent drop in net income t…

Michelin pricing challenged by tire labelling flop
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Paris − European consumers pay little attention to performance labels on car t…

Cooper Tires' third-quarter financial results will be late
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Washington − Cooper Tire & Rubber has filed a notice with the Securities and E…

Thai rubber farmers end road blocks to join Democrat rally
Added: 14 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok – Thai rubber and palm oil farmer protesters have ended their road blo…

Axens, IFPEN and Michelin join forces on synthetic rubber production
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Paris − Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and Michelin have announced the …

How Nike helped a 150-year-old family rubber business jump into rubber recycling
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Pennsylvania − Next time you’re in the New York Yankees baseball training faci…

Mitas developing 'accordion-shape' tire
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany − Czech tire maker Mitas AS is developing, under license, a l…

XEI Scientific reports novel approach to removing silicone-based contamination
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Redwood City, California − XEI Scientific announced the publication of a paper…

New Zealand port automates straddle carrier tire monitoring
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Christchurch, New Zealand − Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) installed wir…

Bridgestone to enter agricultural tire market in Europe
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Brussels, Belgium − Bridgestone Europe has announced that it will expand its m…

Fenner feeling fine with '2013 Full Year Results'
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
East Yorkshire, UK − Fenner, the British-based manufacturer of reinforced poly…

Jury decides Michelin must pay €12.3m in fatal tire blowout
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Decatur, Georgia − A jury has awarded $16.5m (€12.3m) to the family of a Bhuta…

Rubber near one-week high as China auto sales boost demand outlook
Added: 13 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Tokyo − Rubber traded near a one-week high yesterday (12 November) after data …

Serafin builds rubber recycling portfolio
Added: 12 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Munich − Serafin private equity group has purchased UK rubber recycling compan…