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NR prices on Wed 20 July
Added: 20 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract moved up by 8 yen…

Truck tyre deflation "like being hit by a truck"
Added: 20 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- UK tyre retailer ATS Euromaster has developed a DVD-based training p…

UK ploughing championship set for October
Added: 20 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taunton, UK -- The 61st British National Ploughing Championships is to be held…

Tyre market growth eased in June
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different r…

Kansas court denies Goodyear motion in trade secrets case
Added: 19 Jul 2011
By Miles Moore, Crain staff (R&PN)
Wichita, Kansas -- A Kansas district court judge has denied Goody…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 July 2011)
Added: 19 Jul 2011
(10 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

CRIA issues plan for next 6 months
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- At a conference held last week, the China Rubber Industries Associa…

IRSG issues strategic review in wake of US, Thai departures
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) is held a strategic r…

Fenner reports strong growth in third quarter
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Fenner PLC said it has seen strong trading since it released its hal…

Himadri Chemical to expand carbon black unit
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Anurag Choudhary, CEO of Himadri Chemicals & Industries ha…

Online tyre retailer Delticom sees revenues up 10 percent in Q2
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Despite strong growth a year ago, Eureope's largest online…

Pirelli to sponsor Russian football cup; Bridgestone withdraws
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- The Russian Football Union (RFU) has announced that Pirelli is to be…

Mitas to switch retail branding away from CGS
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague -- Mitas a.s. is to begin changing the corporate names of all sales sub…

UK tyre industry to begin regular briefings
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- UK tyre lobby group Tyresafe has said it will begin a series of quar…

Yokohama Rubber encourages employees to volunteer
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is supporting employees who wish to vol…

NR prices on Tue 19 July
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract moved up marginal…

Glove company comments on price of natural and synthetic rubber
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Michigan -- A US glove distributor has written a commentary on the price of di…

Honda recalls motorcycles for brake hose problems in US
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- American Honda Motor Co. Inc. has voluntarily recalled 2,2…

Michelin pushes energy saving, grip in bicycle tyres
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has issued a information pack on its range of Pro4 tyres for…

Gazprom to invest €3.5bn in polymers expansion
Added: 19 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Moscow -- Russian company Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat (GNS) has announced a €…