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Jumbo raids force farmers to plant rubber in Malabar

Added: 1 Jul 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Kozhikode, India – Marauding elephants are inadvertently making the south west…

Prosthetic silicone foot offers lame duck a livelier future

Added: 1 Jul 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

New York – Tennessee duckling buttercup was born with a deformed (backward-fac…

Philippines tire market could reach €2.15 billion by 2018 - Research and Markets

Added: 1 Jul 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Dublin – The Philippines might well be the next big tire market in Asia, accor…

Lanxess to rationalise rubber chemicals business

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Lanxess is ‘streamlining’ its rubber chemicals business. The realignment wil…

Liberty CEO forecasts recycled rubber market will grow

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—Despite the wea…

TPMS not a replacement for basic tyre checks, Michelin says

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK – Michelin’s UK head of fleet has issued a warning to dri…

Asia Pacific dominates synthetic rubber market, study says

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

London -- German business analyst consultancy Ceresana has published a detai…

Yokohama adds large-size radial tire for construction, mining vehicles

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has added a large-size radial tire for r…

Bladder maker prepares for global expansion by rebranding

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

West Haven, Connecticut – Tire bladder maker Polymer Industrial Products (P…

Wacker unveils two silicone products for medical industry

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News

Adrian, Michigan — Wacker Chemie AG has launched sili…

Mercedes guilty of breaking F1 tire testing rules with Pirelli

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

By Adam Cooper, Autoweek

Detroit, Michigan — Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team and …

Italian exports of rubber machinery decreases

Added: 27 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Rubber & Plastics News Report

Milan, Italy—Assocomaplast, the Italian polyme…

South Asian rubber producing countries plan regional rubber market

Added: 25 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Bangkok – Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, under the framework of the Inter…

Chinese court rules for Sino Legend in trade secret case

Added: 25 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff

Zhangjiagang City, China—Shanghai…

Ceat JV in Bangladesh moving forward

Added: 25 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business Staff Report

Mumbai, India — A Ceat Ltd joint venture in Banglad…

Omnova restructures performance chemicals business

Added: 25 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Fairlawn, Ohio – Omnova Solutions has restructured its performance chemicals…

Sumitomo sales, earnings fall in Q1

Added: 25 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd reported lower sales and earni…

Titan to acquire Russian tire firm

Added: 24 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

By Bruce Davis, Tire Business

Moscow — Titan International Inc., together with…

Conti honours suppliers, presents inaugural innovation award

Added: 24 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Regensburg, Germany – Continental has awarded 13 companies with its automoti…

JK back in the black for fiscal 2013

Added: 24 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tire Business Staff Report

Kolkata, India — JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. reported…