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TTIP “historic” for chemical industry
Added: 18 May 2015
Brussels – AmCham EU and the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) have stressed the importanc…

Shareholders elect DuPont nominees as directors
Added: 18 May 2015
Wilmington, Delaware – DuPont announced on 15 May that its shareholders had elected all 12 DuPont d…

BKT develops new version of agricultural tire
Added: 18 May 2015
Seregno, Italy - BKT has recently developed a new size of Agrimax Teris, the tire for harvesters, a…

Continental and MAN extend partnership
Added: 18 May 2015
Hanover, Germany – MAN truck and bus manufacturer has adopted Conti Hybrid and Conti Scandinavia pr…

Toyo earmarks €100m for quake-proof rubber scandal
Added: 18 May 2015
Osaka, Japan – Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has reported an extraordinary loss of Yen14 billion (€102…

Singapore unit to bolster Yokohama’s buying power
Added: 15 May 2015
Tokyo ‒ Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has established a subsidiary in Singapore to help improve its globa…

DKT : Robinson Brothers Limited
Added: 15 May 2015
Robac Technology will be exhibiting at DKT 2015, at Stand 329 (Hall 12). This year, members from th…

Asahi Kasei reports modest rise in profits
Added: 14 May 2015
Tokyo - Asahi Kasei has posted a net profit of ¥105.7 billion (€781.7 million) in the full fiscal y…

Mitsui posts 70% rise in income
Added: 14 May 2015
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals has posted a 69-percent increase in operating income in its annual results…

German chemicals industry back on growth track
Added: 14 May 2015
Frankfurt, Germany – The German chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry has returned to a “moderate …

Brisa posts double-digit fiscal gains
Added: 14 May 2015
Izmit, Turkey — Turkish tire maker Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. reported…

Trelleborg develops equipment for West Africa gas project
Added: 14 May 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Engineered Products has supplied floatover equipment, including ela…

Report: 72 dead in Philippines slipper factory fire
Added: 14 May 2015
London – At least 72 have been reported dead in a fire that broke out at Kentex Manufacturing Corp …

Report: Plan to build tire recycling plant in NZ
Added: 14 May 2015
Auckland, New Zealand – Recycling company EcoVersion is planning to introduce a new tire-recycling …

Dynasol exec to replace IISRP chief McGraw
Added: 14 May 2015
Houston, Texas —The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has named Juan Ra…

ERJ Archives: Provisions of war with Guayule rubber
Added: 14 May 2015
The following article was published in our archives on 7 March 1925 which highlights US provisions …

Lehmann & Voss sets up Korean office
Added: 13 May 2015
Hamburg, Germany – Lehmann & Voss & Co. has established its own representative office in South Kore…

Sumitomo Q1 sales, profits drop
Added: 13 May 2015
Kobe, Japan — Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered double-digit declines in operating and…

S. Africa closure impacts Apollo annual results
Added: 13 May 2015
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has posted a net sales of 127 billion rupees (€1.6 billion) in th…

Michelin signs fleet management with UK major bus firm
Added: 13 May 2015
London - One of UK’s main bus operators, First Bushas renewed its fleet management contract – Effit…