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Thailand doubles rubber subsidy in bid to quell protests

Added: 11 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Bangkok – Thailand has doubled subsidies to rubber farmers ahead of planned pr…

Dunlop designs tire for Monza concept car

Added: 11 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Birmingham, UK – Dunlop developed the tires for the Opel Monza concept car unv…

Coulthard to front Cooper's top tire range

Added: 11 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire Europe has named ex-Formula One and DTM star, David…

Bridgestone alleges TRW infringed pressure monitoring patents

Added: 11 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Wilmington, Delaware – Bridgestone Americas is suing TRW Automotive Inc. and i…

ContiTech shows oil-tolerant car timing belt

Added: 11 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Hanover, Germany – At the IAA (Frankfurt) motor show, ContiTech is demonstrati…

Vietnam lures troubled rubber manufacturers

Added: 10 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

New Delhi – A delegation from the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA) led by chai…

PCP dental gloves emulate best properties of latex

Added: 10 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Phoenix, Arizona – Dentists, hygienists and dental assistants frustrated by a …

Trelleborg developing 'progressive' traction tire

Added: 10 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tivoli, Italy – Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. has developed a "double-lug" t…

Automotive recovery prompts optimism for European SBR and PP - Platts

Added: 10 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

London – A cautious optimism is forming in the styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR) …

Cabot and Risun complete new carbon black plant in Xingtai

Added: 9 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Xingtai, China and Boston – Cabot Corporation and joint venture partner Risun …

Lehmann & Voss launches 'eco' carbon filler

Added: 9 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Hamburg – Lehmann & Voss now offers carbon fillers with a platelet-like struct…

Hexpol TPE to highlight cork/polymer compounds at K2013

Added: 9 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Stockholm – Among the innovations to be offered by the Hexpol TPE group at K 2…

Marangoni ceases new tire production

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business Report

Anagni, Italy — Marangoni SpA has ceased production of n…

Tenneco restructures European operations

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Lake Forest, Illinois – Tenneco says it is to close its 'ride performance' p…

Toyo appoints new president in Americas

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber has appointed Tomoshige Mizutani as presid…

Bard agrees to acquire Rochester Medical

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News Report

Murray Hill, New Jersey – CR Bard Inc. has ag…

PolyOne launches new TPE for consumer electronics

Added: 6 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (PRW)

By PRW Staff

PolyOne, the US additives group, has announced it would set up…

Pirelli eying synthetic rubber, steel cord moves

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business Staff Report

Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is considering…

Thailand appeases protestors by scrapping rubber export tax

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Bangkok – The Thai government is to temporarily scrap rubber export tax in a…

Toyoda Gosei building fuel, radiator hose plant in Mexico

Added: 5 Sep 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News Report

Kiyosu, Japan — Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. is buil…