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Low supply. low demand keeps rubber prices high
Added: 29 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Although demand for natural rubber has eased over the summer, …

Data on Japan's motor industry revealed
Added: 29 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's Automobile Manufacturer's Association (JAMA) has released its…

California approves tyre pressure bill, considers recycling measure
Added: 29 Aug 2011
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter (TB)
Sacramento, California -- The California legislature…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 August 2011)
Added: 29 Aug 2011
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices for 29 August
Added: 29 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract remaine…

Bridgestone develops 5-inch semi-conductor wafer
Added: 29 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- In a development unrelated to tyres, but showing Bridgestone's increa…

Xingda sold less truck tyre cord in first half
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong -- Xingda International Holdings Limited, a Chinese producer of stee…

Tokai begins AVS production in India
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangalore, India -- Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. has begun trial production o…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 August 2011)
Added: 26 Aug 2011
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Gilbert Greco to join LWB Steinl
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Altdorf, Germany -- LWB Steinl GmbH & Co. KG has appointed Gilbert Greco as …

Guizhou Tire raises Yuan 800 million in bonds
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. has successfully raised a total of yuan 800 …

China develops new tyre recyling machinery
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China is developing new eqiuipment for recycling scrap tyres, with …

Conti to promote tyres for e-cars at IAA Frankfurt
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Continental will present the prototype Conti.eContact de…

US company to trial nano-carbon in rubber
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado -- A new project to convert methane to nano-carbon and hydrog…

Cabot to sell supermetals subsidiary
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. is to sell its Supermetals business to Gl…

NR prices 26 August
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract eased s…

Michelin claims unrivalled life for moto tyre
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin is launching a motorcycle tyre with, 'unrivalled tyre life'.…

Bridgestone brings 'world's largest tyre' to Europe
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gothenburg, Denmark -- Bridgestone is bringing what it describes as the 'world…

Report: Silicone market to grow to $17 billion by 2017
Added: 26 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
San Jose, California -- According to a report from Global Industry Analysts …

Kama introduces premium tyres at InterAuto
Added: 25 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Kama, Russia's largest tyre distribution chain is to introduce the V…