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INEOS to advance in UK shale, buys interest in IGas licences
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Lyndhurst, UK – Petrochemicals major Ineos has announced a deal to acquire a 50-percent interest in…
Tech of the week : Trelleborg tackles subsea challenges
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Perth, Australia – Trelleborg’s Offshore is showcasing its latest advances in subsea equipment and …
Contract opportunity: Rubber profiles for major European supplier
Added: 11 Mar 2015
London – A major company in Germany is seeking suppliers of rubber profiles in EPDM , nitrile, styr…
Hankook wins iF design award
Added: 11 Mar 2015
Neu-Isenburg, Germany – Hankook’s SmartFlex AH31 tire has been awareded the iF design award 2015 in…
Mitsui launches organisational restructuring
Added: 10 Mar 2015
Tokyo - Mitsui Chemicals Inc, has announced organisational restructuring effective 1 April in a bid…
New-look Trinseo expects a rebound
Added: 10 Mar 2015
Berwyn, Pensylvania – Trinseo, formerly known as Styron, has published its fourth quarter and annua…
Rubber pricing declines on weak market sentiment
Added: 10 Mar 2015
London – Physical and future rubber markets in Asia continued on a downward track in the week of 2-…
Tire product news updates
Added: 9 Mar 2015
With this year’s Geneva Motor Show underway, tire companies have taken the opportunity to roll out …
KM, Teknor Apex to present TPV technology at NPE
Added: 9 Mar 2015
London – KraussMaffei will demonstrate its SpinForm swivel plate technology for producing multi-com…
European Tyre Recycling Conference selects keynote
Added: 9 Mar 2015
Brussels – Hermann Erdmann, head of the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Afri…
Expert says NR demand to grow 3.2% in 2015
Added: 9 Mar 2015
Kuala Lumpur – Natural rubber production is set to grow by 3.2 percent this year, Sheela Thomas, se…
Eni loses appeal over €106m rubber cartel fine
Added: 9 Mar 2015
New York – The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has refused to reduce a €106.2-million rubber cartel…
VW’s new Passat fitted with Falken tires
Added: 9 Mar 2015
Offenbach/Main – The new Volkswagen Passat line will be fitted with Falken brand tires, according t…
Michelin to provide OE fitment for new Porsche models
Added: 9 Mar 2015
Paris – Porsche has announced that it has chosen to equip all of its new Cayman GT4 with Michelin P…
Michelin to expand Hungary plant, target 18” tire market
Added: 9 Mar 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin Group is making a €40-million investment in its manufacturing …
ERJ Archives: Punch balls in 1889
Added: 9 Mar 2015
London - Fitness is not just a 21st century craze. This piece of short news published in October 18…
ERJ Top 10 Stories of the Week (27 Feb- 5 Mar)
Added: 6 Mar 2015
Mesnac, Bosch Rexroth strike “strategic” partnership
China-based machinery manufacturer, Mesnac, has…
ERJ Survey: How smart are tire makers?
Added: 6 Mar 2015
The recent Tire Technology Expo was the stage for a wide range of 'digital factory' technologies fr…
Ford Focus electric fitted with Michelin tires, technology
Added: 6 Mar 2015
Clermont-Ferrand, France – The 2015 Ford Focus electric will be fitted with Michelin energy-saver t…
Weakening Euro may boost automotive, chemical firms in EU - report
Added: 6 Mar 2015
New York - European chemical companies and automakers are likely to benefit from the recent signifi…
