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Pirelli warns it could quit F1
Added: 24 May 2013
Monaco – Formula One tire supplier Pirelli warned teams on 23 May that it will quit the sport at th…

Rubber in Engineering Group to tour TARRC laboratory and discuss medical elastomers
Added: 24 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – The Rubber in Engineering Group of the Polymer Society (RIEG) is hold…

Smithers Rapra webinar will address rubber recycling and reuse
Added: 24 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Shawbury, UK – On 2 July, Smithers Rapra expert Dr Martin Forrest will host a …

Egg-shaped school waterproofed by 1.2mm EPDM membrane
Added: 24 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Gaerwen, UK – A rubber membrane just 1.2mm thick has waterproofed an egg-shape…

Neoprene gaskets manage oil from sunken ship
Added: 24 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
St John’s, Canada – The Canadian Coast Guard has used weighted neoprene gasket…

World silicones demand to rise 5.9 percent annually to 2017 - Freedonia
Added: 24 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New York – A market research report from Freedonia expects world demand for si…

Falken's first all-year tire geared to Europe
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Offenbach am Main, Germany – The Euroall Season AS200 tire from Falken is tail…

Tire equipment supplier Myers targeting India
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Akron, Ohio – Myers Tire Supply International, a distributor of tools, supplie…

Yokohama tells Australians to expect fruitier tires
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sidney, Australia – Yokohama Tyre is making bold predictions about the future …

Expert forecasts SBR prices to remain stable, but high
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Styrene-butadiene rubber prices should be relatively stable this year and next…

Thailand will not continue rubber export curbs
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bangkok – Thailand, the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter, will not…

Dunlop backing new junior motocross championship
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop will supply tires for the new Honda European 150 Champ…

Solvay breaks ground on silica plant in Poland
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Wloclawek, Poland – Solvay S.A. has officially broken ground for its state-of…

Bridgestone praised in UK for carbon emission efforts
Added: 23 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Warwick, UK – The UK Freight Transport Association’s (FTA) climate change poli…

Smithers Rapra webinar will help avoid rubber product failure
Added: 22 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Shawbury, UK – On 5 June, Smithers Rapra rubber expert Gary will host a 60-min…

Goodyear to sell retail stores in New Zealand
Added: 22 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Melbourne, Australia – Goodyear & Dunlop Tyres has agreed to sell its Beaurepa…

Longest continuous run claimed for tire-to-raw-materials facility
Added: 22 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ajax, Ontario, Canada – Environmental Waste International Inc. (EWI) has annou…

Import duty hike wanted to protect Indian rubber farmers
Added: 22 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi – The Commerce Department of India wants the country’s Finance Minis…

Bombardier commuter plane lands safely with blown tire
Added: 21 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Spokane, Washington State, USA – A Horizon Q400 commuter plane landed safely a…

Bridgestone tires app shortlisted for award
Added: 21 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Warwick, UK – The Bridgestone “Challenge” app has been shortlisted in the Best…