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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…

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 …