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Report: Thai rubber planters form new body
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Bangkok – In Thailand, 15 groups representing natural rubber growers have merged to create the Rubb…
Oil & gas elastomers need more “real-life” testing, expert warns
Added: 26 Jan 2015
London – Materials suppliers need to do more to improve the “real-life” testing of elastomers used …
TrelleborgVibracoustic names new CEO
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Darmstadt, Germany — TrelleborgVibracoustic has appointed Frank Mueller as its new CEO, effective a…
RIEG to explore “smart applications” for elastomers
Added: 26 Jan 2015
London – The Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG), part of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and M…
Ineos slams UK committee over shale gas proposal
Added: 26 Jan 2015
London – Petrochemicals major Ineos has strongly rejected a proposal by the UK Environmental Audit …
Rogers buys Arlon for €139 million
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Rogers, Connecticut — Rogers Corp. has closed its transaction to acquire Arlon LLC, a global provid…
Analysis: Scrap-tire management a location lottery
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Montreal, Canada — If one common denominator exists for end-of-life tire management across the glob…
Growing competition means testing time for tire makers
Added: 25 Jan 2015
Tire makers should not overlook the importance of testing to making product development more effici…
ERJ Archives - Rubber Show no-show
Added: 25 Jan 2015
Just over a century ago all roads led to London for the 4th International Rubber Exhibition, held 2…
ContiTech expands oil & gas hose operation
Added: 23 Jan 2015
Budapest - Increased demand from the oil & gas industry has prompted ContiTech to increase high-pre…
Datwyler “steady” in difficult markets
Added: 23 Jan 2015
Altdorf, Switzerland – Amid “challenging conditions”, Datwyler Group maintained organic net revenue…
Parker Hannifin elects new CEO, president
Added: 23 Jan 2015
Cleveland, Ohio - Parker Hannifin Corp. has announced that its board of directors has elected compa…
Energy Q&A: Jeroen Wilbers, Apollo Vredestein
Added: 23 Jan 2015
As part of our current focus on the drive to improve energy efficiency at tire plants, ERJ asked Je…
Conti opens new R&D facility in Bangalore
Added: 23 Jan 2015
Bangalore, India – Continental AG inaugurated a new 13,000-square-meter facility to expand its R&D …
GM issues stop-sale on crossovers due to faulty Goodyear tires
Added: 23 Jan 2015
Detroit, Michigan – General Motors has told dealers in the US to stop delivery of nearly 6,300 of i…
Biesterfeld appoints new CEO
Added: 23 Jan 2015
Hamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld AG has appointed Thomas Arnold as its CEO, announced the company ear…
Update: UK centre sheds light on oil & gas elastomers
Added: 22 Jan 2015
London – New insights into the performance of seals, hoses, joints, and other elastomer components …
US imposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese tires
Added: 22 Jan 2015
Washington — The US Commerce Department’s international trade administration has determined prelimi…
Chinese tire levies claim early US casualty
Added: 22 Jan 2015
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida —TBC Corp. has confirmed it plans to acquire the tire inventory from Me…
Dim forecast for BD prices as oil decline, low demand continue
Added: 22 Jan 2015
London – Falling crude and naphtha prices, low demand and weak macroeconomic conditions are contrib…
