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News from elsewhere on the web (27 Sept 2011)
Added: 27 Sep 2011
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Sibur to make decision on Kirov tyre plant today - report
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kirov, Russia -- Today, the board of directors will consider the plan to buy t…

Schaeffler to become joint stock company - Schaeffler AG
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Herzogenaurach, Germany -- The Supervisory Board of Schaeffler GmbH, chaired b…

India's rubber output increases
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India -- Rubber Board Chairman Smt. Sheela Thomas has said that the …

Tyre Expo set for Panama City in July 2012
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Miami, Florida -- Organisers of the Latin American & CaribbeanTyre Expo 2012 s…

Michelin, Goodyear win tyre contracts from US DoD
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Columbus, Ohio -- The US Defense Logistics Agency has awarded two large contra…

UK's RAC calls for winter tyre swap
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK motoring organisation RAC is calling for UK drivers to swap t…

Rubber prices rebound on 27 September
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rebounded overnight, though did not recover all the lo…

Subaru to recall China vehicles due to faulty windscreen wiper motors
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection a…

Think Pink! Bridgestone colours its balls for breast cancer
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Covington, Georgia -- Bridgestone Golf aims to raise support for breast cancer…

Editorial: Value of Chinese tyre import duties subject to debate
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- The impact of two years of restrictive tariffs on Chinese-mad…

Cabot on expansion campaign
Added: 27 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. is in the midst of major global carbon …

Lanxess to convert Geleen EPDM production to ACE
Added: 26 Sep 2011
Geleen, Netherlands -- Lanxess AG is investing EUR 12 million to convert 50 percent of its ethylene…

Elastopôle invests Euro 50m in R&D & promotion of French rubber industry
Added: 26 Sep 2011
By Louise McHenry, ERJ staff
Orleans, France -- French rubber and
polymer association Elastopôle spe…

Rubber prices fall over 10% on 26 September
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices in arounhd the world fell further over the weekend, w…

CRIA expects consolidation in tyre industry in wake of WTO tariff ruling
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China China's Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has expressed disa…

India produced more rubber in June
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India -- India's production of rubber -- both synthetic and natural …

Michelin 'solarises' OTR tyre plant in France
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Puy-en-Velay, France -- Group Michelin has installed 17,000 solar panels on th…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Sept 2011)
Added: 26 Sep 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess to present at today's Intelligent Tire conference
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Darmstadt, Germany -- Executives from Lanxess will present two papers at the …