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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…

Compounders group probes legality of EU force majeures
Added: 21 Apr 2015
Brussels – This year has already seen 11 force majeure cases in Europe, according to the European C…

Trinseo exhibits at MEDTEC Europe 201
Added: 21 Apr 2015
Horgen, Switzerland – April 21, 2015 – Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plas…

Trelleborg adds to farm tire hikes in Europe
Added: 21 Apr 2015
Trelleborg, Sweden – Trelleborg Wheel Systems has joined Italy’s Marangoni and Canada’s Camoplast S…

UK research centre develops halogen-free rubber for matting
Added: 21 Apr 2015
Brickendonbury, UK – The UK-based Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) has developed a “zero hal…

ISSUE: Mesnac boss: All change in China
Added: 21 Apr 2015
In the March/April issue of ERJ magazine, Mesnac VP talks to Patrick Raleigh about his ambitions fo…

Future trends in tire plant automation
Added: 21 Apr 2015
VMI is among the main industry players seeking to transform levels of automation in the tire manufa…

Electric roads offer a new future for tires
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Tokyo – Tire technology is at the heart of an innovative approach to powering electrical vehicles (…

US urged to introduce rolling resistance standards
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina — Federal performance standards for tire rolling resistance and …

Michelin lands Boeing supplier award
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Clairmont-Ferrand, France – Michelin aircraft tire division has been recognised as ‘supplier of the…

Pirelli, Rosneft appoint Synthos as SR technology partner
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Milan, Italy – Italian tire-maker Pirelli and Russian oil and gas company Rosneft have identified S…

Freudenberg-NOK develops bio-EPDM
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Plymouth, Michigan –Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies has developed an ethylene propylene diene …

Pirelli P Zero OE fitment for Jaguar XE
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Burton upon Trent, UK – Jaguar has chosen the Pirelli P Zero as the sole 20-inch fitment for the ne…

‘Green’ tires could cut fuel consumption by 7% -report
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess, in co-operation with energy provider RheinEnergie, has conducted a test…

Bluestar Silicones advances fire resistant cables
Added: 20 Apr 2015
Bluestar Silicones has announced its latest technologies for improving fire resistance of safety ca…

Kraiburg TPE to showcase automotive products in Milan
Added: 17 Apr 2015
Waldkraiburg, Germany – Kraiburg TPE will be displaying at this year’s Plast expo in Milan, to be h…