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Conti marks 140 years of rubber
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG will mark its 140th anniversary tomorrow, …

Tokyo NR prices continue upward trend on 7 October
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose further overnight, bringing prices solidly above …

Tirecon Asia set for December 2011
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- IGVision is organising a tyre technology conference in Shan…

More aramid available as DuPont starts S Carolina plant
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wilmington, Delaware -- DuPont has announced the start up of its $500 million …

Milliken acquires US silane maker
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Milliken & Company has completed the acquisiti…

Pirelli brings road safety message to schools
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rome -- Pirelli has signed a protocol of intent with Italy's Interior Ministry…

UK insurer says bald tyres may invalidate insurance claims
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- A UK-based online insurer has said a vehicle involved in an accident…

Bluestar completes South Carolina land acquisition ahead of relocation
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
East Brunswick, new Jersey -- Bluestar Silicones has anouced the acquisition o…

Yokohama to raise US consumer tyre prices Nov. 1
Added: 7 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp. will raise prices on consumer ty…

Vibracoustic develops sleeve-type airspring
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Vibracoustic claims a world-first with the development of…

Michelin outlines China strategy at Italian investor day
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cuneo, Italy -- At an investor day held in Cuneo, Italy, Michelin outlined its…

Henniges makes another auto profiles acquisition
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Farmington Hills, Michigan -- Henniges Automotive has completed the acquisitio…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 Oct 2011)
Added: 6 Oct 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Amazing sculpture from tyres by Ann Marie van Splunter
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- A series of art publications across the web have computer-generated i…

James Walker publishes guide to elastomer engineering
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Crewe, UK -- A 48 page guide to elastomer engineering has been produced by Ja…

Teknor Apek to launch Sarlink grades to replace foamed EPDM profiles at Fakuma
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geleen, Netherlands --Teknor Apex, which acquired the Sarlink business from DS…

JSR publishes CSR report 2011
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- JSR Corp has published an English-language version of its Corporate a…

Irish Tyre safety Day set for Tuesday
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin -- Ireland's Road Safety Authority has declared Tuesday 11 October to b…

Tokyo NR prices creep above $4 on 6 October
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose slightly overnight, bringing prices back above $4…

Report published on Malaysia's rubber business in H1 2011
Added: 6 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Emerging Markets Direct Reports has published a new report ti…