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Pirelli in solar project at Georgia (USA) tire plant
Added: 21 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rome, Georgia, USA – Pirelli Tire L.L.C. is forming a partnership with a Georg…
New DuPont elastomers suit hotter, more aggressive auto underbonnet environments
Added: 18 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Düsseldorf, Germany – DuPont Performance Polymers (DPP) has responded to calls…
Zeon boosts HNBR capacity
Added: 17 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Düsseldorf, Germany – At the K 2013 fair, Zeon Chemicals announced the commiss…
UK survey reveals “missed opportunities†of EU tire labelling - Lanxess
Added: 17 Oct 2013
Burton-on-Trent, UK – A survey commissioned in the UK by synthetic rubber maker Lanxess is claimed …
Goodyear named a top innovator for third year running
Added: 17 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Akron, Ohio – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been named a Thomson Reut…
Lanxess raising EPDM elastomer prices in Asia
Added: 17 Oct 2013
Cologne/Geleen/Shanghai – Lanxess’ Keltan Elastomers (KEL) business unit will implement a price inc…
Momentive touts UV-curing liquid silicone rubber at K 2013
Added: 17 Oct 2013
Düsseldorf – Momentive Performance Materials’ ultraviolet-curing LSR has expanded the range of desi…
Hose maker James Dawson emphasises R&D in restructure
Added: 16 Oct 2013
Lincoln, UK – Richard Turner, director of technology and innovation, will head up a team of eight e…
Sabic to tap 'huge' Middle Eastern synthetic rubber demand
Added: 16 Oct 2013
Düsseldorf, Germany – Sabic will bring on stream 400 000 tonnes per annum of synthetic rubber capac…
Bridgestone upping tire production in Vietnam
Added: 16 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Bridgestone’s subsidiary in Vietnam has decided to increase production…
Dow Corning showcases silicone construction materials
Added: 15 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Midland, Michigan, USA – At the XXV Expo CIHAC building, construction and hous…
Hankook Tire to build first US factory for $800m
Added: 15 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Seoul, South Korea – Tire maker Hankook Tire Co Ltd announced on 14 October th…
Denka raises chloroprene prices
Added: 15 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
With effect from 1 November 2013, Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K.(Denka) is raising it…
Dunlop expands with £4m UK manufacturing investment
Added: 14 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres will complete a £4m factory investment …
Indian government to rehabilitate Maoists through rubber cultivation
Added: 14 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – Taking a cue from the India’s North East state, where the state an…
Mitas extends harvester tire range
Added: 14 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Prague – At the Agritechnica 2013 fair in Hannover, Mitas will launch a wider …
Bridgestone to supply tires for GM electric vehicle
Added: 14 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Ecopia EP150 tires will be original equipment on the 2014 …
Cooper Tire's Chinese unit appeals jurisdiction ruling
Added: 14 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Beijing – Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.’s China unit has appealed a court ruling …
UK courts take dim view of tire neglect
Added: 11 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colchester, UK – The TyreSafe agency is highlighting “alarming” new statistics…
A million Thai rubber farmers sign up for payouts
Added: 11 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok – More than one million rubber planters in Thailand and their families…
