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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…

Cooper-Apollo case to be heard in November
Added: 11 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Wilmington, Delaware – The Delaware Chancery Court has agreed to hear Cooper T…

Sri Lanka aims to make rubber a $3 billion industry
Added: 11 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colombo – Sri Lanka aims to grow its rubber industry value to $3 billion (€2.2…

Sinopec raises butadiene prices in eastern and northern China by 5 percent
Added: 10 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) has raised its ex-wor…

Yokohama to build marine products plant in Indonesia
Added: 10 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. will build a new plant for manufacturing…

Bridgestone returns to Northern Ireland retreading with Bandag brand
Added: 10 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Warwick, UK – ADCO Retreads, based in Portadown, Northern Ireland, has decided…

Melrob to distribute for Rhein Chemie in Western Europe
Added: 10 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Crawley, UK – Melrob GmbH is to distribute the Rhein Chemie rubber portfolio i…

Indian rubber growers and tire manufacturers argue over import duty
Added: 9 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kochi – Indian rubber growers and the country’s tire industry are once again a…