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Michelin to invest $1.06 billion in French operations

Added: 11 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin will invest $1.06 billion (€0.8 billion) …

Maserati approves Conti tires for its new luxury model

Added: 10 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Hanover, Germany – Italian luxury car maker Maserati S.p.A. has approved 19-, …

Manchester demolition firm KDC to clear old carbon black works

Added: 10 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Manchester, UK – A £1.4m (€1.65m) contract will see demolition specialist KDC …

Adchem launches adhesive tape/technical foam bonding study

Added: 10 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Riverhead, New York – Adchem Corporation, a supplier of pressure-sensitive adh…

Mahindra Satyam bags Bridgestone Europe contract

Added: 10 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Chennai – Hyderabad-based ICT services company Mahindra Satyam has won a multi…

JK Tyre to focus on expansion and overseas markets

Added: 10 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

New Delhi – Tire major JK Tyre and Industries is planning to invest 8 billion …

Wacker launches silicone cosmetic ingredients

Added: 7 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Munich – Wacker has recently launched a resin elastomer gel for skin care and …

Continental Tire presses on with Chinese factory expansion

Added: 7 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Shanghai – Continental Tire's sole Chinese production site in Hefei, Anhui is …

Titan to enter Russian tire market

Added: 7 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Moscow – Tire manufacturer Titan International may enter the Russian market, b…

More oil storage capacity for Ergon Europe

Added: 7 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Waterloo, Belgium – Ergon Europe MEA, Inc. has added six oil tanks at the Sea …

Christian Caleca named director-general of French Rubber & Polymer Centre

Added: 7 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Paris-Vitry, France – CFCP (the Centre Français du Caoutchouc et des Polymères…

Italy's Malacalza buys 7 percent of Pirelli

Added: 6 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Milan – Italy's Malacalza Investimenti said on Wednesday it had acquired a 6.9…

Continental invests in Slovakia

Added: 6 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Prague – Continental AG plans to expand its Slovak operations in an investment…

Bridgestone rules out re-entering F1

Added: 6 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

London – Bridgestone has confirmed it won’t make a comeback to Formula One tir…

Sava truck tires released

Added: 6 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Birmingham, UK – Goodyear’s Sava Tyres is launching a new range of 17.5-inch t…

China surplus stocks to aggravate pressure on Asia butadiene market - ICIS

Added: 6 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore – Asia’s spot butadiene (BD) prices may face strong downward pressur…

Lanxess opens Singapore butyl rubber plant

Added: 5 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Singapore – German speciality chemicals company Lanxess opened a €400m rubber …

Wacker develops modular system for silicone rubber

Added: 5 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Munich, Germany – Wacker Chemie A.G. said it has developed a modular system f…

First UK fleet deal for Westlake

Added: 5 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Melton Mowbray, UK - Leicestershire-based transport operator Charles Brown & S…

Westlake Tyres launches RP28 car tire at Autopromotec

Added: 4 Jun 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Bologna, Italy – Westlake Tyres, a brand of Chinese tire maker Hangzhou Zhongc…