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Avon Rubber sees bright year end on defence order wins
Added: 8 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber expects strong fourth quarter trading in its protec…

JK Tyre has big plans for Chennai
Added: 8 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – JK Tyre & Industries is planning to kickstart a $162m (€120m) expa…

China shopping for materials in Sri Lanka
Added: 7 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chinese firms are planning to buy activated carbon and rubber from Sri Lanka f…

Apollo and Cooper clash over $2.5 billion price in tire deal setback
Added: 7 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mumbai – India's Apollo Tyres and Cooper Tire & Rubber Co are at odds over whe…

Sri Lanka prepares for annual ANRPC rubber conference
Added: 7 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colombo – Sri Lanka will host the 6th Annual Rubber Conference of the Associat…

IISRP sets up Chinese liaison
Added: 7 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Beijing – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IIS…

Valeant gets FDA clearance for silicone hydrogel contact lenses
Added: 4 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Rochester, NY, USA – Bausch & Lomb and its parent company Valeant Pharmaceutic…

Goodyear, French union await decision on complaint
Added: 4 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Cleveland, Ohio – Goodyear is waiting for the Cleveland federal district cour…

Thailand and Malaysia to collaborate on Rubber City
Added: 4 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to cooperate on a “Rubbe…

Azelis to distribute Phillips Carbon Black products in Europe
Added: 4 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kolkata, India – Phillips Carbon Black has hired Azelis as its distributor for…

Bridgestone lines up site for passenger car tire plant in Turkey
Added: 4 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corporation’s Turkish affiliate Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci …

Michelin recognises six 'outstanding' suppliers
Added: 3 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont Ferrand, France – Tire maker Michelin has presented awards to six of …

Global tire evolution ongoing, says Tire Business
Added: 3 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio – The anniversary of Bridgestone Corp.'s purchase 25 years ago of …

Australian tire market to grow at 3 percent PA over next five years - TechSci Research
Added: 3 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Burnaby, Canada – Australia’s tire market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of aro…

Santoprene TPV on show at international rubber show
Added: 3 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston, Texas – ExxonMobil Chemical aims to demonstrate its “commitment to th…

Air Products highlighting gas-based elastomer manufacture
Added: 2 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania – Air Products will highlight the benefits of its …

DESMA to highlight moulding control refinement and training at K 2013
Added: 2 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Fridingen, Germany – Elastomer injection moulding technology specialist DESMA …

Russian tire market to grow at 13 percent CAGR to 2018 - Research and Markets
Added: 2 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Dublin – According to the report “Russia Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities,…

$30 billion synthetic latex polymer market building globally - Kline & Co.
Added: 2 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Parsippany, New Jersey –Although the North American and European markets for s…

Orgkhim to offer carcinogenic safety seminar at K 2013 show
Added: 2 Oct 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Nizhny Novgorod – Rubber chemicals supplier Orgkhim is sponsoring a Carcinogen…