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News from elsewhere on the web (10 August 2011)

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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

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- Imports of natural rubber, including latex in the first seven month…

NR prices rebound slightly - still around $4.65

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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

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ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Akron, Ohio --The ability to predict hose failure has been a decades-long go…

Report downgrades Cooper Tire stock

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ERJ staff report (TB)

New York -- Citing “generally poor debt management, poor profit margins and …

GM outlines plans to cut product-development costs

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By Mike Colias, Crain staff (AN)

Detroit. Michigan -- General Motors says it will cut the number of …

Shanghai researchers develop puncture-proof tyre

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Shanghai, China -- A Shanghai research unit has reportedly developed a punctur…

Farrel to hold mixing seminar in Kansas

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Topeka, Kansas -- HF Mixing Group is hosting its third International Mixing Se…

Hangzhou Zhongce expects 25 percent sales growth in 2011

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - Chinese tyre maker Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company expects to finis…

Nishikawa Rubber posts Q1 loss on earthquake effects

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Nishikawa Rubber has posted an operating loss on increased sales in th…

China's retreading activity set to expand - report

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - A long report on China Economic website quotes Zhu Jun, head of Chin…

Sales down, but profits up for Zeon in Q1

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Zeon Corp has reported a decrease in sales, but higher profits in the …

News from elsewhere on the web (09 August 2011)

Added: 9 Aug 2011

(15 items)

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

NR prices sink further - around $4.60

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ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices have been sinking sharply in the wake of stock market…

Daikin building fluoroelastomer plant in China

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ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Osaka, Japan - Daikin Industries Ltd. plans to build a $38.2 million fluoroe…

Bridgestone re-shuffles management in Japan

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Bridgestone has made some changes in management responsibility in Japa…

LEDs can stretch like rubber

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Los Angeles - Stretchable electronics, an emerging class of modern electronic …

Mitsuitargets synthetic leather market with olefin elastomer

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. has launched a syndiotactic elastomer called No…

CTS introduces oyster shells as sustainable filler to replace chalk

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Cholet, France - CTS compounds is using powdered oyster shells as a filler in …

Hankook sponsored UK equestrian event

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Daventry, UK - Hankook Tyres recently sponsored The UK's Royal International H…