1. NR prices eased further on Thursday
ERJ staff report (DS)
London – Rubber prices eased further overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract closed down around 1 percent at yen 264 ($3.35) on Thursday 31 May. ...
31 May 2012
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2. News from elsewhere on the web (31 May 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 ...
31 May 2012
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3. Seminar introduces rapid prototyping in rubber
ERJ staff report (DS)
Porrsmuth, UK – A seminar at the University of Portsmouth on 8 June will offer an introduction and practical demonstrations of additive manufacturing (also known as rapid protot...
31 May 2012
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4. Solutia - Eastman merger given anti-trust approval
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Missouri – Solutia has written to its shareholders naming 29 June as the date of an extraordinary general meeting at which they will seek formal permission for the mer...
31 May 2012
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5. Nankang to update logo, new slogan at Reifen show
ERJ staff report (TB)
Taipei, Taiwan— Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. is updating its logo and rolling out a new brand promise: “Free Your Way.” In the image above, the top image is the new logo, compa...
31 May 2012
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6. BKT reports 40% increase in full-year sales, profits
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India – Balkrishna Industries Ltd has reported a 41 percent increase in net sales and a 39 percent in crease in pre-tax profit for the 12 months to 31 March 2012.
In its...
31 May 2012
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7. For winter tyres, Japanese prefer Michelins
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo – Japanese drivers have, for the 9th consecutive year, ranked Michelin as the winter tyre brand to bring most satisfaction.
A new study from J D Power finds that customer s...
31 May 2012
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8. Conti to consolidate hot-cure retread activities
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany – Continental is to build a new hot-cure truck retread facility at an unidentified location in Western Europe. The new plant will eventually perform all Conti's...
31 May 2012
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9. Seminar introduces rapid prototyping in rubber
ERJ staff report (DS)
Porrsmuth, UK – A seminar at the University of Portsmouth on 8 June will offer an introduction and practical demonstrations of additive manufacturing (also known as rapid protot...
31 May 2012
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10. China to dominate industrial rubber goods - Freedonia
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Industrial Rubber Products to 2016. The 392-page report was first published in May 2012 and is available for...
31 May 2012
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