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OMV to spend €230m boosting butadiene capacity
Added: 16 May 2013
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Vienna, Austria – Austrian oil and gas group OMV is to invest €230m in a proj…
Vietnam rubber tycoon rejects land grabbing accusations
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Ho Chi Minh City – The Vietnamese rubber tycoon accused by the campaigning and…
ExxonMobil Chemical to demonstrate elastomer materials at Chinaplas
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Houston, Texas – At the Chinaplas trade fair, Guangzhou, 20-23 May, ExxonMobil…
Pirelli to revise F1 tire construction
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan – Pirelli Tyre S.p.A., responding to criticism from Formula 1 teams of i…
Tokai sets up automotive hose business unit
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Following a series of acquisitions in the automotive hose market, To…
New silicone medical sealant from Master Bond
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Hackensack, New Jersey – MasterSil 153Med from Master Bond is a two-component …
Apollo promotes Kramer, Vaczi
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Enschede, Netherlands — Apollo Vredestein BV has…
Phillips Carbon Black resumes operations at Palej
Added: 15 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
New Delhi – The Palej unit of Philllips Carbon Black Ltd has resumed operati…
Glove maker Semperit reports strongest ever Q1
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Vienna – Semperit AG, which makes rubber and plastic products for the medica…
New Evonik silica plant for Brazil
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Essen, Germany – Evonik Industries is planning to build a precipitated silica …
Dunlop marking 125 years of pneumatic tires
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Birmingham, UK – Goodyear Dunlop Europe is marki…
Schaeffler to end Continental accord as merger project wanes
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Frankfurt – Schaeffler AG, the largest investor in tire and components supplie…
Silicone manufacturer Gelest expands in Germany
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Frankfurt – Gelest Inc., the Morrisville, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of …
Rhein Chemie opens bladder production in Brazil
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Porto Feliz/Mannheim – Lanxess’s Rhein Chemie business unit has added capacity…
Indian tire dealers call for mandatory tire tube certification
Added: 14 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Chennai, India – The All India Tyre Dealers' Federation has approached the I…
ICIS hosting second butadiene conference
Added: 13 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sutton, UK – ICIS has launched its 2nd Butadiene and Derivatives Conference, t…
New scheme helps UK garages highlight proper tire disposal
Added: 13 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Whtie Colne, UK – Garages and tire retailers across the UK should now be able …
Record first-quarter operating profits for Cooper Tire
Added: 13 May 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News.
Findlay, Ohio — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported r…
Rubber boom leads to land seizures in south-east Asia
Added: 13 May 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Phnom Penh, Vietnam – Vietnamese rubber firms funded by a branch of the Worl…
Affluence boosts low-profile tire sales in central Malaysia
Added: 13 May 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Rising affluence and car ownership have created a str…
