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Omsk Carbon Group to build carbon black plant in Belarus
Added: 28 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Amherst, Massachusetts – Russian carbon black producer Omsk Carbon Group has a…

Belgian rubber and plastics manufacturers equivocal on 2013 prospects
Added: 28 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels – Federplast.be, the Belgian association of manufacturers of plastic …

Michelin considers its position on European capacity
Added: 27 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Paris – Groupe Michelin may have a successful 2012, comments Maxime Amiot in L…

Government grants for Yokohama Rubber's Chinese tire base
Added: 27 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced today that Hangzhou Yokohama Ti…

Firm rates Bridgestone as No. 1 tire brand
Added: 27 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
London – Bridgestone is the world's most valuable tire brand, according to new…

Falken faces up to UK motorway drivers
Added: 27 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Offenbach, Germany – Falken Tyres Europe claims to be the first tyre company t…

UK the exception as EU commercial vehicle demand continues down
Added: 27 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels – Demand for new commercial vehicles in February was down for the fou…

EU SafeRubber expects to replace PCP accelerator
Added: 26 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels, Belgium – The European Commission (EC’s) SafeRubber research project…

Simulation software enables detailed design of elastomer processing
Added: 26 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Schaumberg, Illinois – Sigma Plastic Services (SPP) offers its Sigmasoft 3D in…

Japanese automakers hail EU/Japan trade talks
Added: 26 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has welcomed a 2…

Malaysia to try new strategy for NR industry
Added: 26 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Malaysia will introduce new measures in the next few months to ens…

Lanxess subsidiary reports sales increase of 6.8 percent
Added: 25 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Mannheim, Germany – Lanxess A.G.'s Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH speciality chemi…

Effigy vultures deter damage to EPDM dam covering
Added: 25 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bull Shoals, Arkansas, USA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying a new …

Goodyear bags two 'Which?' best buy ratings
Added: 25 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Erdington, UK – Goodyear Tyres has received two Best Buy awards from the UK’s …

Michelin to start tire production in India mid-2013
Added: 25 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chennai, India – Michelin hopes to roll out truck radial tires from its Tamil …

Gates Foundation offers $100k for better condom
Added: 25 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Seattle, USA – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is offering a $100,000 gran…

UK consumer mag 'shocked' by wet braking discrepancy
Added: 22 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
London – Researchers for “Which” magazine tested 17 tire brands for braking pe…

Fire crews tackle Northern Ireland tire plant blaze
Added: 22 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Belfast, Northern Ireland – Forty firefighters have tackled a massive blaze at…

Dunlop appoints new head of racing motorcycle
Added: 22 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Birmingham, UK – Dunlop Motorsport has announced the appointment of Jason Dee …

REACH 2013 registration trackable online
Added: 22 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Helsinki, Finland – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is now publishing spe…