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Silicones dominate thermic fluid market

Added: 16 May 2013

ERJ staff report (BC)

Albany, New York, USA – According to a new market report published by Transpar…

HB Chemical distributing Black Cat carbon black

Added: 16 May 2013

ERJ staff report (RPN)

By Don Detore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio—If a shor…

Thai agriculture ministry to stabilise rubber price

Added: 16 May 2013

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Bangkok – The Thai Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is looking to preve…

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 …