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SBR market expected to reach USD 19bn in 2018
Added: 1 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Albany, New York - According to a new market report published by Transparency …

Trelleborg acquires Dutch industrial tire distributor
Added: 1 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Trelleborg, Sweden - through its subsidiary Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Trellebo…

Goodyear Dunlop axes EMEA farm tire business, moves to close Amiens
Added: 31 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Brussels - Goodyear's EMEA management and Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. (G…

Ground capping system combines synthetic grass and EPDM geomembrane
Added: 31 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Austin, Texas - A patent-pending capping system called LiteEarth has been laun…

Japanese automakers produce 10% more cars abroad in 2012 Q3 than in previous year
Added: 31 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo - Overseas vehicle production by Japanese automakers in the third quarte…

Apollo shows up poor tire maintenance in Middle East
Added: 31 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Gurgaon, India - A tire safety campaign by Apollo Tyres found that as many as …

Michelin licensing Cabot mixing technology
Added: 31 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Boston, Massachusetts - Groupe Michelin has agreed to pay carbon black produce…

Runway rubber removal system debuts in southwest Asia
Added: 30 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Washington DC - The United States Air Force Civil Engineer Center in conjuncti…

Bank of Ceylon promoting loan scheme to small rubber farmers
Added: 30 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Colombo - Sri Lanka's state-run Bank of Ceylon is holding local campaigns to b…

Study predicts steady growth in demand for TPEs
Added: 30 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Albany, New York - Global demand for thermoplastic elastomers should rise at …

Tire bursts on Kuala Lumpur monorail train - no-one injured
Added: 30 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kuala Lumpur - Swift action by a Kuala Lumpur monorail driver ensured the safe…

Getting heavy with superbugs on HCR silicone
Added: 30 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Microban International has carried out in vitro
testing to simulate planktonic …

Crumpled graphene and rubber make artificial muscle
Added: 29 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Durham, North Carolina - Despite many extraordinary properties, graphene (a on…

Goodyear planning to close northern French tire plant
Added: 29 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Paris - Goodyear is preparing to close a French plant employing 1,250 workers …

Continental to boost U.S. truck tire output
Added: 29 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Mount Vernon, Illinois - Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. plans to boost c…

Crisplant automates tire handling during production
Added: 29 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Aarhus, Denmark - Material handling supplier Crisplant has launched its first …

EMAC strikes compound distribution partnership with LTE
Added: 29 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mauléon, France - French technical rubber compounder EMAC has signed an exclu…

400,000 km life vindicates Karzol-Trans' choice of Goodyear truck tires
Added: 25 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Monor, Hungary - Goodyear Marathon tires are keeping costs low for the Hungari…

High-flying flooring uses halogen-free rubber from Lanxess
Added: 25 Jan 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Leverkusen - With their new Duroflex and Durofloor floor coverings, engineers …

Japanese auto industry cautiously welcomes tax changes
Added: 25 Jan 2013
Tokyo - The Japan Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers Associations (JAMA and JADA respectively) ha…