1. ANRPC further downgrades NR supply forecasts
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur – The Association of Natural Rubber Producing countries – ANRPC has further downgraded its expectations for supply of NR in 2012. Oin the March editino of Natural R...
30 March 2012
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2. Michelin tops JDPower's OE tyre satisfaction study
ERJ staff report (DS)
Westlake Village, California – Michelin has come out top in three out of four categories in J D Power's 2012 US Original Equipment Tire Customer Satisfaction Study. Pirelli came...
30 March 2012
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3. News from elsewhere on the web (30 March 2012)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories.
ERJ editorial staff strongly advises readers to heed t...
30 March 2012
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4. Cabot raises prices globally for speciality carbon black
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts – Effective April 20, 2012, Cabot Corporation will increase Specialty Carbon Blacks prices by up to 12 percent globally, depending on grade and product fam...
30 March 2012
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5. China sets up 4-year project for Nd-BR
ERJ staff report (DS)
Changchun, China – China has reportedly begin a four-year research project to develop processes to make neodymium-catalysed butadiene rubber.
A report on the CRIA website said...
30 March 2012
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6. Bridgestone to make urethane products in Kaiping
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-- Bridgestone Corp. has announced plans for a new company to make, process, and sell foamed rubber, urethane, and precision electronic components in Kaiping, Guangdong Pro...
30 March 2012
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7. NR prices ease belwo $4 in Tokyo
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased below $4 in Tokyo. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract closed down 6 at yen 329 ($3.99) on 30 March. Shorter-dated pric...
30 March 2012
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8. US tyre market will grow thanks to green tyres – study
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland – AM Mind Power has published a new report titled, The US Replacement Tire Market Outlook to 2016 - Driven by Fuel Efficient Tires . The 75-page report was first...
30 March 2012
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9. Conti breaks ground on China plant expansion
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hefei, China -- Continental A.G. has broken ground on a $215 million expansion of its car tyre plant in Hefei that will double the plant’s size to 8 million tyres a year by 2015...
30 March 2012
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10. US Rubber product trade deficit grows
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC – The US rubber product trade deficit grew again in October as trade activity for 2011 continued to run much higher than in 2010.
The monthly shortfall grew 13...
30 March 2012
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