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News from elsewhere on the web (11 August 2011)
Added: 11 Aug 2011
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
NR prices rebound again on Thursday
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices stabilised somewhat overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…
Kraton expands isoprene capabilities
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. has completed its multimi…
Yokohama Australia wins ISO14001
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama's tyre sales company in Australia, Yokohama Tyre Australia Pt…
Avon wins another US defence contract
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Avon Protection has announced that it has been awarded a 3 yea…
Michelin saves energy with ABB motors
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin is reducing energy consumption at its plant in Valladolid in…
iSmithers announces dates for silicones conference
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Portland, Maine -- iSmithers is extending its European conference on Silicone …
Union concerned about possible closure of Manuli factory
Added: 10 Aug 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Ascoli Piceno, Italy -- Union leaders at Manuli Rubber's hose factory in As…
Cooper-Standard to add hose, body seals plant in Romania
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper Standard today announced plans to establish a new man…
Heitmann to lead Lanxess for another five years
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Dr. Axel Heitmann has been re-affirmed as chairman of L…
US pilots warned about failing Goodyear inner tubes
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- US pilots are being warned to check for possible failures of …
TPC prepares detailed butadiene plan
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- TPC Group Inc. has approved funding for the next phase of en…
Hankook confirms interest in Indonesia's P.T. Multistrada
Added: 10 Aug 2011
By Bruce Davis, Crain staff (TB)
Jakarta, Indonesia -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd., which recently broke g…
News from elsewhere on the web (10 August 2011)
Added: 10 Aug 2011
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
Chinese NR imports rose in July, SR imports fell
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Imports of natural rubber, including latex in the first seven month…
NR prices rebound slightly - still around $4.65
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices stabilised somewhat overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…
Gates and Eaton both take swing at technology aimed at predicting hose failure
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio --The ability to predict hose failure has been a decades-long go…
Report downgrades Cooper Tire stock
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- Citing “generally poor debt management, poor profit margins and …
GM outlines plans to cut product-development costs
Added: 10 Aug 2011
By Mike Colias, Crain staff (AN)
Detroit. Michigan -- General Motors says it will cut the number of …
Shanghai researchers develop puncture-proof tyre
Added: 10 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- A Shanghai research unit has reportedly developed a punctur…
