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Conti to issue €750m Eurobond
Added: 12 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
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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 …

Giti appoints former Michelin director to head of German markets
Added: 10 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bonn, Germany – Giti Tire has appointed former Michelin director Rainer Hart…

Pirelli breathes sigh of relief as German Grand Prix passes without mishap
Added: 9 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan – Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery pronounced himself satisfie…

Dow Corning joins Imec to advance 3D integrated circuit packaging
Added: 9 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
San Francisco – Dow Corning, which calims leading status silicones and silicon…

Firestone expansion aims to speed up deliveries
Added: 9 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Wolsztyn, Poland – It won't be long until European customers of Firestone Ind…

Freudenberg-NOK supplies seals to new Airbus A350
Added: 9 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Plymouth, Michigan – Freudenberg-NOK, a global sealing supplier to the aero…

Yokohama Rubber supports beekeeping for sustainable livelihood in China
Added: 8 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Chinese holding company of Yokohama Rubber Co. is promoting beekee…

Freudenberg continues stable growth in India
Added: 8 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangalore, India – Sealing specialist Freudenberg said it is recorded in oth…

ContiTech buys North American conveyor belt maker
Added: 8 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany – ContiTech is expanding in North America, following the a…

James Walker Keaflex invests £200k in 250 tonne vertical press
Added: 8 Jul 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bordon, UK – Elastomer seal specialist James Walker Keaflex has introduced a M…