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Dow Chemical, Lehigh to work on sustainable rubber
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Dow Chemical and rubber recycler Lehigh Technologies are t…

Australian university develops tyres-to-steel process
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, NSW -- A senior professor at the University of New South Wales has …

WTO: Report on Chinese tyre tariff appeal due soon
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Geneva Switzerland -- A report on China's appeal of a World Trade Organisation…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 August 2011)
Added: 24 Aug 2011
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Inventors seek funding for self-inflating bicycle tyre
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Francisco, California -- A group of inventors is seeking up to $250,000 (e…

UK entrepreneurs develop PiezoTag for next-generation TPMS
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Coventry, UK -- A UK start-up company claims to have developed a smart tyre se…

Kumho ordered to move Nanjing plant on pollution risk- report
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nanjing, China -- Local reports suggest that Kumho Tire has been told by the N…

Zeon awards contract for Texas HNBR plant
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston Texas -- KBR said it was awarded a contract by Zeon Chemicals (Zeon) t…

Synthetic rubber prices rise in China
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Prices of synthetic rubber and especially materials for the tyre in…

Alan Gent wins Sekhar medal in India
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cochin, India -- Dr. Alan N. Gent, world-renowned polymer and rubber scientist…

August prices of tyres in China
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pri…

2012 Clemson Tyre conference scheduled for next April
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina -- The 2012 Clemson University Tire Industr…

NR prices 24 August
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract moved u…

Yokohama plants trees at NR unit in Thailand
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said that on Saturday, August 6, 2011, …

Few mums think about tyre pressure when considering family safety
Added: 24 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio -- A recent survey of US mothers revealed that only one percent …

Gajah Tunggal to add capacity - report
Added: 23 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta -- Indonesian business paper Kontan is reporting that PT Gajah Tunggal…

Genomatica produces kilo-quantities of bio-butadiene
Added: 23 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Diego, California -- Genomatica said it has produced kilo quantities of bu…

Glycos, Solix aim to make bio-isoprene from algae
Added: 23 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. (GlycosBio) and Solix BioSystem…

Fenner buys Australian seals maker
Added: 23 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Perth, Australia -- Fenner PLC through a subsidiary has purchased 100 percent …

News from elsewhere on the web (23 August 2011)
Added: 23 Aug 2011
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