1. Japanese car output fell 60% in April
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's output of cars fell by 60 percent in April 2011 compared with a year ago, in the wake of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami. JAMA, the federation of Japanese ...
31 May 2011
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2. RIEG to hold meeting on elastomers in defence
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London – The Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) of the Polymer Society will hold a technical discussion meeting on the topic of “Elastomers in D...
31 May 2011
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3. News from elsewhere on the web (31 May 2011)
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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 2011
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4. HPL seeks partners to build EPDM, SBR plant in India - report
ERJ staff report (DS)
Haldia, West Bengal, India - senior executives from Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd reportedly said the comapny is seeking technology partners to build plants for EPDM, SBR and other...
31 May 2011
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5. NR prices rise slightly
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo’s rubber exchanges rose marginally ovenight.
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract rose by...
31 May 2011
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6. BASF, Ineos to merge styrene activities
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ludwigshafen, Germany – BASF SE and Ineos Industries Holdings Limited have signed a 50-50 joint venture contract to form a joint venture company Styrolution. The establishment ...
31 May 2011
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7. Apollo opens truck tyre centre near Delhi
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Apollo Tyres has opened its first-ever 'CV Zone' on the outskirts of New Delhi. While Apollo, and
other tyre makers, have similar service outlets for passen...
31 May 2011
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8. ContiTech acquires Chinese conveyor belt maker
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover -- Continental's Conveyor Belt Group has taken over the conveyor belt operations of Tianjin Xinbinhai Conveyor Belt Co., Ltd., Tianjin. Fi...
30 May 2011
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9. Another price rise for Eliokem's VP Latex
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Omnova Solutions has announced a price increase of US$600 per dry ton for Pliocord vinyl pyridine latex, effective June 1, 2011. The company blamed the move on the co...
30 May 2011
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10. Yokohama breaks ground in Philippines
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of its new tyre plant in the Philippines.
In January this year, Yokohama Rubber an...
30 May 2011
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