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Japanes car production turns positive in August
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Tokyo -- Japanese car production turned positive in August, for the first time…

Australians develop tyre sorting, de-vulcanisation process
Added: 30 Sep 2011
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Geelong Victoria, Australia -- An Australian consortium led by Deakin Universi…

Bridgestone releases CSR report 2010
Added: 30 Sep 2011
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Japan -- Bridgestone Corp has published its Corporate and Social Responsibilit…

Transense links with McLaren on TPMS, extends tyre probes
Added: 30 Sep 2011
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Bicester, Oxfordshire -- Transense Technologies said its sales in the 6 months…

US SBR business studied
Added: 30 Sep 2011
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Dublin, Ireland -- GlobalData has published a new report titled, US Styrene Bu…

Wisconsin board votes on pyrolysis plant
Added: 30 Sep 2011
By Vince Bond Jr., Crain News Service (WN)
Green Bay, Wisconsin -- The Brown County, Wisconsin, boa…

EU truck sales rise over Summer
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Brussels -- New registrations of commercial vehicles in the EU were up 3.0 per…

Sava board approves restructure plan
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Kranj, Serbia -- At its 28th regular meeting on 27 September 2011, the Supervi…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Sept 2011)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Philippines passes laws to establish Rubber Research Institute
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Manila, Philippines -- The Philippine Senate has passed a bill which aims to s…

Freudenberg's white FFKM compound has same flourine content as PTFE
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Weinhaim, Germany -- Freudenberg Process Seals has developed a new grade of wh…

Nokian brings new tech; new products to OTR business
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Nokia, Finland -- Nokian tyres has launched new products in the off-road minin…

NR prices continue to test yen 300 on 29 Sept
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London -- Rubber prices lost further ground overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchan…

Conti's retread system established in Ireland
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Dublin, Ireland -- Continental Tyres said it now has a fully integrated partne…

UK survey shows 69% of fleet owners are unaware of tyre labelling rules
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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London -- A survey has shown that more than two-thirds of respondents to a UK …

UK shopping centre gets rubber generators
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Stratford, London -- The Westfield Stratford shopping centre is to install Pav…

Global rubber glove market studied
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Dublin, Ireland -- Global Research and Data Services has published a new repor…

Titan revises earnings guidance upwards
Added: 29 Sep 2011
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Quincy, Illinois --Titan International, Inc. has revised 2011 sales and EBITDA…

Hankook opens New Jersey warehouse
Added: 29 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
South Brunswick, New Jersey -- Hankook Tire America Corp. has opened a 400,0…

Indiana Recycling site almost clear of scrap tyres
Added: 29 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Muncie, Indiana -- The owners of the former CR3 tyre recycling site in Munci…