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Conti to boost HP tires at Korbach plant

Added: 1 Oct 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Korbach, Germany – Continental A.G. will invest €40m up to 2018 in its tire pl…

Lanxess launches NdPBR rubbers for easy tire processing

Added: 1 Oct 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Cologne, Germany – Synthetic rubber producer Lanxess has announced two NdPBR r…

NuSil launches low-viscosity, thermally conductive silicone potting elastomer

Added: 1 Oct 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Carpinteria, California – NuSil Technology LLC has introduced R-2165 silicone …

Cooper shareholders approve Apollo offer

Added: 1 Oct 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Cleveland, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. shareholders voted by a wide margin…

Bridgestone to keep Bari plant open

Added: 1 Oct 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Rome – Bridgestone Europe N.V./S.A. has agreed to keep open its Bridgestone It…

Sri Lanka introduces rubber planting in domestic gardens

Added: 30 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Colombo, Sri Lanka – In a move to promote rubber cultivation in the country, w…

Lehmann & Voss to distribute Dawnprene TPVs

Added: 30 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Hamburg – Lehmann & Voss & Co. and its Luvomaxx business unit have signed an a…

Ansell to purchase South Korean glove maker

Added: 30 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Melbourne, Australia – Ansell Ltd. plans to acquire Midas C. Ltd., reports Ru…

Nokian Tyres to integrate heavy tires and truck tires business units

Added: 30 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Nokia, Finland – Nokian Tyres will integrate its heavy tires and truck tires p…

Pirelli confirmed as sole F1 tire supplier for 2014

Added: 30 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Dubrovnik, Croatia – Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. will continue as the sole provider of…

Advantages claimed for polyethylene condoms over latex

Added: 27 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada –Acme Protection Corporation has launched the Unique …

Lehmann & Voss to distribute Jiangxi Black Cat carbon

Added: 27 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Hamburg, Germany – Lehmann & Voss & Co.KG, Hamburg and its Luvomaxx business u…

Seasonal road accidents prove importance of winter tires, ATS says

Added: 27 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Birmingham, UK – The number of road accidents in winter proves the need for …

Freudenberg supplies sealing components to new Bombardier aircraft

Added: 27 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Plymouth, Michigan – Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Simrit said it sup…

SRI breaks ground on Turkish plant

Added: 27 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

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Cankiri, Turkey — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd …

Cooper Tire opens Moscow sales office

Added: 27 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Moscow — Cooper Tire Europe Ltd has opened a sales office in Moscow to supp…

Dunlop secures €1.8m 'next-generation' tire funding

Added: 26 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Aircraft Tyres says it has secured a £1.5 million (1…

Conti renews chairman Degenhart's contract

Added: 26 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Hanover, Germany – The supervisory board of Continental has renewed the appo…

Speciality C black market to grow at 5 percent until 2018 - TechSci

Added: 26 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Peterborough, UK – The global market for speciality carbon black is expected t…

Yokohama holds groundbreaking ceremony at Mississippi site

Added: 26 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo – Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi has held groundbreaking cer…