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World silicones demand to rise 5.9 percent annually to 2017 - Freedonia

Added: 24 May 2013

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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

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Offenbach am Main, Germany – The Euroall Season AS200 tire from Falken is tail…

Tire equipment supplier Myers targeting India

Added: 23 May 2013

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Akron, Ohio – Myers Tire Supply International, a distributor of tools, supplie…

Yokohama tells Australians to expect fruitier tires

Added: 23 May 2013

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Sidney, Australia – Yokohama Tyre is making bold predictions about the future …

Expert forecasts SBR prices to remain stable, but high

Added: 23 May 2013

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Styrene-butadiene rubber prices should be relatively stable this year and next…

Thailand will not continue rubber export curbs

Added: 23 May 2013

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Bangkok – Thailand, the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter, will not…

Dunlop backing new junior motocross championship

Added: 23 May 2013

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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

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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

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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

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Ajax, Ontario, Canada – Environmental Waste International Inc. (EWI) has annou…

Import duty hike wanted to protect Indian rubber farmers

Added: 22 May 2013

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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

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Spokane, Washington State, USA – A Horizon Q400 commuter plane landed safely a…

Bridgestone tires app shortlisted for award

Added: 21 May 2013

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Warwick, UK – The Bridgestone “Challenge” app has been shortlisted in the Best…

Bridgestone wins patent infringement lawsuit in China

Added: 21 May 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

Qingdao, China – Bridgestone Corp. has won a design patent infringement lawsu…

'Dangerous' tire supplier fined

Added: 21 May 2013

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Cumnock, Scotland – A Former employee of a tire business has been fined at Kil…

European car sales trough may have passed for SBR makers

Added: 21 May 2013

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London – Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) producers have some reason to hope the…

Tire firm fined after bales fell on worker

Added: 20 May 2013

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London – A Burton-on-Trent, UK tire collection and recycling company has been …

Addivant to highlight rubber and tire additives at Chinaplas 2013

Added: 20 May 2013

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Middlebury, Connecticut, USA – Speciality additive supplier Addivant USA will …