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LandRover shows driver-actuated tyre spikes at IAA
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Land Rover has included driver-controlled and retractabl…

DuPont wins $919m aramid IP case against Kolon: Kolon to appeal
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wilmington, Delaware -- DuPont said it has won a civil lawsuit for $919.9 mill…

Canadian students asked to make art out of old tyres
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Ontario -- A new design challenge has been launched asking Ontario st…

Rubber prices on 15 September
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract rose by…

Goodyear adds retread unit in Slovenia - confirmed
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Slovenia -- Goodyear is investing up to euro 6 million to add retreading at it…

US auto repair shops recycle tyres
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bethesda, Maryland -- Up to 88 percent of US auto repair shops report they rec…

Nexen adds tyre warehouse in Germany
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fulda, Germany -- Nexen Tyre Europe GmbH has opened its own 2,000 m2 warehouse…

Lehigh raising prices for rubber powders
Added: 15 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Lehigh Technologies Inc. said it is raising the price of…

Industry challenged to 're-invent' the tire
Added: 14 Sep 2011
By Bruce Davis, Crain staff (TB)
Fairlawn,
Ohio (Sept. 13, 2011) -- A General Motors Co. executive,…

Michelin releases August tyre sales data
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has updated its website with a limited regional breakdown of…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Sept 2011)
Added: 14 Sep 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone strategy to focus on reliability, ecology and innovation
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Bridgestone Corp is highlighting the three elements of i…

Gevo wins isobutanol patents, files counter-suit against Butamax
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Englewood, Colorado -- Gevo, Inc. said it has received two patents from the Un…

Bridgestone to build PU seating plant in China
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is to establish a new plant to produce polyurethane…

BRPPA updates RUBIAC plan
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colchester, Essex -- BRPPA, the British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Assoc…

Rubber prices on 14 September
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract eased b…

BRPPA involved in SafeRubber project for CR
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colchester, Essex -- BRPPA, the British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Assoc…

Chinese SR business studied
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Beijing Zeefer Consulting Ltd has published a new report ti…

SPICE project to pump water 1 km up a hydraulic hose
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cambridge, UK -- Researchers are using a 1 km vertical rubber hose to in a bid…

Marangoni launches Ringtread BUS100 tread pattern
Added: 14 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni S.p.A.´s Retreading Systems unit has launched i…