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Yokohama breaks ground in Philippines
Added: 30 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has held a ground breaking ceremony for the…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 May 2011)
Added: 30 May 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices drift upwards
Added: 30 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rose marginally over the weekendt.…

Yokohama taps United Future for digital marketing strategies
Added: 30 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp. has hired Culver City, Calif.-bas…

Trelleborg to invest euro 2m in Malta, add V-ring production
Added: 27 May 2011
by Louise McHenry, ERJ Staff
Trelleborg, Sweden -Trelleborg is to invest euro 2 million in its opera…

Truck sales continue recovery in Europe
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Registrations of new commercial vehicle registrations increased by …

JSR Group comments on elastomer strategy
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo, Japan - JSR Group issued a report on its elastomers business along with…

Lone Star to add up to 210 kt of HD-silica in China
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hebei, China - Lone Star Chemical is to build 35,000 tons of highly dispersed …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 May 2011)
Added: 27 May 2011
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Setzer reshuffles Conti's PLT management
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG has announced management changes to its pass…

DuPont raises prices for Viton, CR
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, May 26th, 2011. DuPont Performance Polymers has announced price increa…

Engel to show Elast technology at Plastpol
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kielce, Poland - Engel will for the first time show its Elast technologies at …

NR prices remain unchanged
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rose marginally overnight.
On Toky…

Michelin US increases prices on truck tyres, retreads
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, South Carolina - Due to increasing raw material prices, Michelin N…

Saab plans to restart production today, report says
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Stockholm (Reuters) -- Saab plans to restart its production line in Sweden on …

Conti's Mexican tread rubber plant begins shipments
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Morelia, Mexico - Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has begun shipping flat …

Marangoni retreads return to Benelux
Added: 27 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni Retreading Systems is pleased to announce its retu…

Growth of global NR output to decline in Q2: ANRPC
Added: 26 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Following a decrease in NR prices in recent weeks, the Associat…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 May 2011)
Added: 26 May 2011
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Styrene industry wants styrene removed from potential carcinogen listing
Added: 26 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC - The US styrene industry has appealed to the US Secretary of He…