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TTIP “historic” for chemical industry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…