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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 …

Yulex and SGB team up on guayule-based rubber

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

California / Arizona − San Diego-based SGB Inc. is teaming up with Phoenix-bas…

Bike commuting gets easier with rechargeable battery-powered tire

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Kenya − In Nairobi, where the city is notoriously known for its terrible traff…

Reinventing the wheel... err, tire

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Los Angeles − If there's one prediction I can make about our future world, it …

Global emulsion polymer market expected to reach €30.8bn by 2019

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

New York − Transparency Market Research has released a new market report title…

Synthetic creatures could “save nature”

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

London − Synthetic living creatures would be released into the wild to save en…

Rubber gloves to condoms give Ansell edge in emerging markets

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

London − Ansell, the world’s largest maker of protective clothing, is seeking …

Poly(urea-urethane) elastomer 'heals' itself spontaneously

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

London – Scientists at the CIDETEC Centre for Electrochemical Technologies hav…

Are friends electric? They are for Michelin

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

London – A new series of high-speed electric car races in city centres around …

Asian spot butadiene prices slump

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Singapore − Asian spot butadiene prices have slumped 18-20 percent in November…

Cooper Tire to try to save Apollo Tyres deal

Added: 18 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Findlay, Ohio − Cooper Tire & Rubber will make a last-ditch effort to save its…

Continental wins Deutsche Bahn bus tire contract

Added: 15 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Hanover, Germany − For the first time, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has grouped together…

CEAT introduces all-new range of motorcycle tires

Added: 15 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Mumbai, India − CEAT has introduced an all-new tire range for the Indian motor…

Michelin debuts off-road 'XDY-EX Pre-Mold' retread tire

Added: 15 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Clermont-Ferrand, France − Michelin Retread Technologies announced the launch …

Hull coating with a touch of silicone-hydrogel

Added: 15 Nov 2013

ERJ staff report (TP)

Copenhagen, Denmark − Coatings supplier Hempel has launched Hempaguard, a new …