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Germany's ZF discusses sale of rubber and plastics unit to Chinese firm
Added: 28 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (PN)
Friedrichshafen, Germany – ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Germany’s third largest auto…

Thousands of tires burn in UK West Midlands
Added: 27 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – About 40 firefighters tackled a blaze involving around 5,000 …

Momentive to lauch ultraviolet-curing LSR at K 2013
Added: 27 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leverkusen, Germany – Momentive Performance Materials (MPM) will unveil its la…

Greenpeace protests against Shell Oil at Belgian Grand Prix
Added: 27 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (AW)
Greenpeace says that 35 of its activists were involved in a carefully coordina…

Michelin “seriously considering†2014 return to F1
Added: 27 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Paris – Tire manufacturer Michelin is seriously considering a return to Formul…

Thai rubber farmers protest at end of subsidy
Added: 27 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok, Thailand – Thai rubber farmers held a protest in a southern province …

Trelleborg receives largest ever offshore oil and gas order
Added: 27 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Houston, Texas – Trelleborg A.B. has been awarded a contract to supply drill …

£80m Teesside tire recycling plant seeks investment boost
Added: 22 Aug 2013
pERJ staff report (BC)
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – Bosses behind a major tire recycling plant on Teess…

Apollo Tires scores three-year deal with Man Utd
Added: 22 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres, the Indian-owned tire manufacturer, announced …

Scottish school's tire firm sponsorship signs banned
Added: 22 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Signs put up at a school as part of a sponsorship deal with a tire co…

Conti's Russian plant starts trial production
Added: 22 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kaluga, Russia – Continental A.G.’s Russian subsidiary has begun trial product…

Keyuan Petrochemicals boosting SSBR capacity
Added: 22 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ningbo, China – Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. is to augment its solution polymeri…

Rubber pundits converge on Kochi
Added: 22 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kochi, India – Two rubber conferences are to be hosted shortly at Kochi, notes…

Michelin UHP tires top Consumer Reports' ratings
Added: 21 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Yonkers, New York – Michelin-brand tires snagged the top spots in Consumer Rep…

Dunlop clinches aircraft tire deal for Czech 737s
Added: 21 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has landed a long-term contract to prov…

NuSil claims versatility for silicone encapsulant
Added: 21 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Carpinteria, California – NuSil Technology has launched R-2614 liquid silicone…

Michelin and Ferrari collaborate on tires for 458 Speciale
Added: 21 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Boulogne-Billancourt – Tire manufacturer Michelin and carmaker Ferrari teamed …

Michelin refines tire for Porsche Carrera GT
Added: 20 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Stuttgart – Michelin has developed a new aftermarket version of its Pilot Supe…

Adhesive and Sealant Council says these markets to grow in Asia
Added: 20 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bethesda, Maryland – The Adhesive and Sealant Council expects the Asia-Pacific…

UK Environment Agency eases tire bale use in civil engineering
Added: 20 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – The UK Environment Agency (EA) has ruled that companies using tire ba…