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Continental opens R&D, tech centres in China
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Hanover, Germany - Continental opened a new research and development centre for tires on the site o…

Pelmar Engineering, China’s TST reach settlement
Added: 27 Apr 2015
Ramat-Hasharon, Israel –Pelmar Engineering Group, an Israeli-based supplier of machinery and engine…

Tire markets performance 'negative' overall in Q1 - report
Added: 24 Apr 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – New figures released by French tire maker Michelin suggest that in the f…

Interview: Market changes, growth spur upgrades for Cabot
Added: 24 Apr 2015
Boston, Massachusetts — Cabot Corp. has been building and improving its rubber carbon black operati…

Trelleborg Wheel Q1 earnings drop
Added: 24 Apr 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems suffered a 21.6-percent drop in first quarter operati…

Silicone seam sealer hits market
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Midland, Michigan — Dow Corning Corp. has released its 1299 silicone seam sealer that outperforms t…

Proto Labs adds optical grade LSR
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Maple Plain, Minnesota — Proto Labs Inc. has added optical-grade liquid silicone rubber to its exis…

Q&A: Valeriy Kaplunat chairman of Omsk Carbon
Added: 23 Apr 2015
ERJ interviewed Valeriy Kaplunat chairman of the board of directors Omsk Carbon about the company’s…

Fenner continues to struggle in belting market
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Hessle, UK – Fenner PLC has published its results for the half year ended 28 Feb 15, highlighting i…

IDEX buys Italian seals manufacturer
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Milan, Italy – French investment company Adrian announced on 21 April that it had signed an agreeme…

Conti budgets €40m for expansion of Chinese plant
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Shanghai, China – Continental AG plans to invest €40 million this year to complete an expansion of …

Sibur steps up synthetic rubber production
Added: 23 Apr 2015
London – Petrochemicals major Sibur increased production of synthetic rubber in the first quarter o…

Rubber is second highest-traded commodity at SHFE
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Guangdong, China - In 2014 the volume of natural rubber futures traded on the Shanghai Futures Exch…

Camoplast debuts CMP 533 at Intermat
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Magog, Canada – Camoplast Solideal is introducing the Solideal CMP 533 tire for soil compactors at …

Michelin reports growth in Q1, expects a positive 2015
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France –Michelin achieved a modest 5.6-percent rise in net sales compared to the …

Federal-Mogul to begin production at China plant in 2016
Added: 23 Apr 2015
Nanchang, China — Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp's Powertrain Division will build a new sealing and ga…

ERJ Archives: Early earplugs
Added: 23 Apr 2015
This picture was published 100 years ago, registering one of the early day earplugs, named Tommy.
A …

DuPont chemical spin-off scheduled for 1 July
Added: 22 Apr 2015
London – DuPont Performance Chemical segment will officially spin off on 1 July 2015, a spokesman f…

Apollo building retread franchise network
Added: 22 Apr 2015
Gurgaon, India — Apollo Tyres Ltd. is launching a retreading franchise initiative in India, with pl…

Sibur unveils new logo as part of rebranding
Added: 21 Apr 2015
Moscow – Russian energy and petrochemicals group Sibur has announced the first logo change in its 2…