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Yokohama winter tire scores highly
Added: 6 Oct 2015
Tokyo – Yokohama’s W.drive V905 winter tire, sold primarily in Europe, achieved “very high” scores …
Feature: Four areas to optimise in automotive plants
Added: 6 Oct 2015
Improving processes, workforce, safety and equipment can help automakers gain efficiencies, boost p…
IISRP publishes Worldwide Rubber Statistics 2015
Added: 6 Oct 2015
Houston, Texas – The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has published th…
Interview: Fenner mulls restructuring in Americas
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Based on article appeared in September/October issue of European Rubber Journal magazine.
London – F…
Q&A: What next for the European tire manufacturing industry?
Added: 5 Oct 2015
ERJ quizzed Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general of the ETRMA (European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’…
Japan SSBR makers in expansion mode
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Tokyo – Japanese chemicals majors Asahi Kasei, JSR Corp. and Zeon Corp. are ramping up production …
Rubber chemicals market showing 6% growth rate
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Dublin – Global demand for rubber processing chemicals market is set to grow at a rate (CAGR) of 5.…
Thomas Swan appoints new business director
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Consett, UK – Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd has appointed Clive O’Leary as new business director for its pe…
Global ZnO market to reach 1.4m tonnes in 2020
Added: 5 Oct 2015
New York – Global demand for zinc oxide reached an estimated 1,377 kilotonnes in 2014, according to…
EU chemicals body secures protection for REACH data
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Brussels – Cefic has welcomed a recent European Court of Justice ruling on transparency and protect…
Iran seeking investors for tire plant projects
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Based on feature article published in ERJ's September/October issue:
London - Iran is pursuing the …
Trelleborg joins integrated pipe/seal project
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has teamed up with ‘PVC-O’ pipe manufacturer…
Apollo sets up retail outlet in Lebanon
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Beqaa, Lebanon - Apollo Tyres has opened up its first branded retail outlet in Lebanon in a bid to …
Freudenberg buys Australian sealing solutions distributor
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Weinheim, Germany – Freudenberg has taken over Australian sealing distributor Ludowici Sealing Solu…
NR traders still in bearish mood
Added: 5 Oct 2015
London – Producer-country predictions of a recovery in natural rubber prices due to imminent supply…
Crain Communications forms Crain's Global Polymer Group
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Crain Communications Inc. has announced the creation of its Global Polymer Group from existing prin…
Kipe takes aim at micro moulding with LSR
Added: 5 Oct 2015
Placentia, California – Kipe Moulds Inc. of Placentia, California, has improved its micro injection…
Uzbek tire project breaks ground
Added: 2 Oct 2015
Angren, Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan National Chemical has broken ground on an industrial complex in Ang…
Goodyear, SRI dissolve alliance
Added: 2 Oct 2015
Akron, Ohio — Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) have dissolved their 16-year-old g…
New IRCo leader foresees natural rubber shortage
Added: 2 Oct 2015
Bangkok – Natural rubber stocks are smaller than estimated and, with production falling, a shortage…
