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Lanxess close to 10-year Isobutanol deal with Gevo

Added: 21 Sep 2011

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess AG is in the final stages of negotiating a 10-year exclusive supply…

Lanxess to phase out Buna EP name in favour of Keltan

Added: 21 Sep 2011

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess is to phase out the Buna EP name for its EPDM products. From 1 Jan …

Lanxess to use bio-ethylene in EPDM - update

Added: 21 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dusseldorf -- Lanxess AG has said it will, by the end of this year, use bio-et…

China working on tyre labelling rules

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Yantai, China -- A second report on the CRIA website discusses the meeting hel…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 Sept 2011)

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China's tyre ouptut increased in August

Added: 21 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- A report from China says, "Data from National Bureau of Statistics …

Bridgestone planning 'major' investment in S.C.

Added: 21 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Graniteville, South Carolina -- Bridgestone Americas will announce a “major …

Debica director resigns

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Debica, Poland -- Roberto Fioroni a member of the Supervisory Board at TC Debi…

Rubber falls further on 21 September

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract fell by…

Conti to open doors of Stoecken plant on Friday

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Hannover, Germany -- On Friday 23 September, Continental will open the doors o…

EChA launches consultation on phthalate ban

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Helsionki -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implementing RE…

Electric car to run on 22-inch Goodyear Eagles

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Akron, Ohio -- The Fisker Karma EVer (electric vehicle, extended range) is to …

AAC develops AV mounts from nitrile rubber

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Hyde Park, New York -- Advanced Antivibration Components has developed a range…

Pirelli opens luxury goods store in Milan

Added: 21 Sep 2011

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Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has opened a new fashion store / gallery to promote it…

All-rubber tracks save weight, fuel

Added: 20 Sep 2011

London - UK defence supplier BAE Systems showed all-rubber tracks for military vehicles at its stan…

Chinese delegation profiles Russia's rubber industry

Added: 20 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing / Moscow -- Following a study visit to Russia, the Chinese Rubber Indu…

Purchases, expansions leave carbon black producers vying for top spot

Added: 20 Sep 2011

By Mike McNulty, Crain Staff (R&PN)

Akron, Ohio-The turbulent rumblings in the carbon black industry…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 Sept 2011)

Added: 20 Sep 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

UK tyre fire case collapses over expert witnesses

Added: 20 Sep 2011

By Andrew Smith, Crain staff (PRW)

Cambridge, UK -- A case brought against scrap rubber processing c…

Consumers cannot read tyre date codes - researchers

Added: 20 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Las Vegas, Nevada -- A poster due to be presented today at the Human Factors a…