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Gevo fitting out bio-isobutanol plant in Minnesota
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Luverne, Minnesota -- Gevo Inc. -- Lanxess' partner in the production of bio-s…

Conti issues statement on FIFA crisis
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental, as one of the key sponsors of the FIFA World …

Freudenberg expands in India
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- In the 2010 financial year, the Freudenberg Group achieved ne…

NR prices unchanged
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rremained unchanged overnight.
On T…

Yokohama wins two Mercedes fitments
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said its Advan Sport V105 tyres have been s…

Hangzhou Zhongce reports electricity shortages
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shandong Province, China -- Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd is reporting short…

Fenner raises $200m in share issue
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Conveyor belt maker Fenner PLC has raised $200 million through insti…

Conti officially launches EcoContact tyre
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental has officially launched the ContiEcoContact 5…

AirBoss to broaden markets with 2 plants
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Newmarket, Ontario -- AirBoss of America Corp. is branching out on two front…

Conti has made 2 million ContiSeal tyres
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lousado, Portugal -- The Continental tyre plant in Lousado, Portugal has made …

Mini now buying Hankook tyres as OE
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany -- BMW is now fitting its current Mini models with Hanko…

RIEG to hold meeting on elastomers in defence
Added: 31 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - The Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) of the Polymer Society will …

Japanese car output fell 60% in April
Added: 31 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's output of cars fell by 60 percent in April 2011 compared with…

HPL seeks partners to build EPDM, SBR plant in India - report
Added: 31 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Haldia, West Bengal, India - senior executives from Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd …

News from elsewhere on the web (31 May 2011)
Added: 31 May 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices rise slightly
Added: 31 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rose marginally ovenight.
On Tokyo'…

BASF, Ineos to merge styrene activities
Added: 31 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ludwigshafen, Germany - BASF SE and Ineos Industries Holdings Limited have sig…

Apollo opens truck tyre centre near Delhi
Added: 31 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Apollo Tyres has opened its first-ever 'CV Zone' on the ou…

ContiTech acquires Chinese conveyor belt maker
Added: 30 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover -- Continental's Conveyor Belt Group has taken over the conveyor belt …

Another price rise for Eliokem's VP Latex
Added: 30 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Omnova Solutions has announced a price increase of US$600 per dry ton…