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Semperit invests €40m in Poland conveyor belt production
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Vienna – The conveyor belt business of the Semperit Group is investing €40 m…

Michelin Supercar Run showcases Koenigsegg and Jaguar 'hypercars'
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Clermont Ferrand, France – The fastest accelerating supercar at the UK’s Goodw…

Pirelli targeting 'green performance' in Mexico
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Mexico City, Mexico – Pirelli Tyre S.p…

Now, silicone rubber lips to ward off wrinkles
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New York – Silicone rubber lips claimed to prevent wrinkles by exercising faci…

New Goodyear blimp takes shape
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio – Construction of the new Goodyear blimp is in full flow, as the…

Rubber Board of India has big plans for country's northeast
Added: 15 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Agartala, India – With Tripura emerging as the second largest rubber growing s…

No bad hair days with Kraiburg TPE
Added: 12 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Goldwell, a supplier of professional hair care product…

Indian rubber societies to honour mechanised tapping pioneers
Added: 12 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kottayam, India – The Rubber Board of India has organised silver jubilee celeb…

Volkswagen honours Pirelli
Added: 12 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Rubber & Plastics News report
Dresden, Germany – Volkswagen Group has honou…

Conti to issue €750m Eurobond
Added: 12 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Report
Hanover, Germany – Continental A.G. is issuing a Eur…

Asahi Kasei formally opens solution SBR plant
Added: 12 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Asahi Kasei Chemicals (AKC) held an opening ceremony on 11 July on…

Giti wins major Chinese tire supply bid
Added: 11 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bonn, Germany – Giti Tire has won its bid to supply tire to the China Nation…

Football sponsorship activities boost brand awareness, Conti says
Added: 11 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – Continental says its links with two major sporting event…

Plane blows tire on takeoff at Indianapolis; returns for emergency landing
Added: 11 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Indianapolis – A regional jet blew a tire during takeoff at Indianapolis airpo…

BBC show claims 'shocking' tactics from Kwik Fit mechanics
Added: 11 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – The BBC 1 television show Your Money, Their Tricks carried out an und…

Lanxess moves corporate HQ to Cologne
Added: 11 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leverkusen, Germany – Speciality chemicals company Lanxess is relocating its h…

Indian rubber prices reach nine-month high as rains disrupt tapping
Added: 10 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kochi, India – With heavy rains disrupting rubber tapping in Kerala, the large…

KSB joins bio-elastomer project
Added: 10 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Maisons-Alfort, France – Pump and valve manufacturer KSB has joined the French…

Apollo investors advise against Cooper deal
Added: 10 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mumbai – Concerned investors of Apollo Tyres are persuading the company to …

Hydrogels can now be stuck to hydrophobic silicone substrates
Added: 10 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois – University of Illinois bioengineers have found a …