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Zeon Chemicals develops bio-derived synthetic rubber
Added: 19 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Louisville, Kentucky - An epichlorohydrin monomer derived from palm and other …

Dow to unveil new subsea thermal insulation
Added: 19 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Midland, Michigan, USA – Dow Corning Corporation will launch a solid, non-synt…

Design awards for Hankook's marketing team
Added: 19 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook Tire Europe has been awarded iF Design Awards …

Hankook's third Chinese site starts production
Added: 19 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Shanghai - Hankook Tire's plant in the southwest China municipality of Chongqi…

ExxonMobil licenses Santoprene to RTP
Added: 18 Feb 2013
Houston, Texas – ExxonMobil Chemical Co. has licensed its Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanisate nylo…

F1 teams to test Pirelli tires at Barcelona
Added: 18 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan - Formula One motor racing teams will be in Barcelona this week for the …

Fitch affirms Goodyear Tire & Rubber ratings
Added: 18 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New York - Fitch Ratings has affirmed its 'B+' issuer default rating (IDR) and…

Sumitomo Rubber Industry's 2012 income jumps double digits
Added: 18 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) reported double-digit gain…

Cooper Tire Europe targets young men
Added: 18 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire Europe has overhauled its marketing strategy for th…

ASTM revises one rubber test standard, reapproves three others
Added: 15 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania – ASTM has revised its standard D750 - Standar…

Toyo profit up in 2012, further growth in 2013
Added: 15 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd has published its results for 2012…

Yokohama launches Singapore industrial products sales subsidiary
Added: 15 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Yokohama Rubber Co. will establish a wholly owned sales subsidiary in …

Sumitomo Rubber's tire output to rise 5% in 2013
Added: 15 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo – Sumitomo Rubber Industries expects its tire production to rise by ab…

Silicone antifoams help satisfy sweet tooth - Dow
Added: 15 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Midland, Michigan - Dow Corning used a Valentine's Day confectionery hook to p…

Trelleborg extends enviroment pledge
Added: 15 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rome —Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. will be participating in Zero Impact, …

Yokohama posts record rubber sales
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – The Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced record figures for net sales, fo…

Hexpol reports 'best ever' annual results
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Stockholm – Rubber compounding company Hexpol said 2012 was its “best year s…

Solvay to build new silica plant in Poland
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels - Solvay announced on 13 February that it will invest €75 million t…

Indian tire dealers group appeal against cartelisation finding
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
New Delhi, India – The All India Tyre Dealers’ Federation is appealing again…

ICIS sees gloomy SBR outlook in Europe
Added: 14 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Sutton, UK – The 2013 outlook for the European styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) …