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Toyo raises tyre prices in US
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cypress, California -- Effective June 1, 2011, Toyo Tire USA. Corp. will incre…

Forbo Synthetic Polymers launches new website
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Raleigh, North Carolina -- Forbo Synthetic Polymers, a business of Forbo Adh…

Gingo to stay as CEO for A Schulman until 2014
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio -- A Schulman Inc.'s Board of Directors has extended chairman, pr…

Simrit debuts expanded Ventoguard portfolio at Windpower 2011
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Anaheim, California -- Simrit debuted its expanded line of nitrile butadiene …

Taiwan Cement Group earnings top NT$10.5 billion in 2010
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Taipei, Taiwan -- The three major subsidiaries of the Taiwan Cement Group rak…

CRIA reports on first quarter of 2011
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Production of radial tyres in China in the first three months incre…

MREPC attacks Public Citizen claims on NR gloves
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- The Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) has ex…

Jyco weathersealing capacity quadruples
Added: 24 May 2011
By Mike McNulty Crain staff (R&PN)
Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Automotive parts producer Jyco Sealing Tec…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 May 2011)
Added: 24 May 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti opens dynamics pad at Texas test track
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Uvalde, Texas, -- Continental Tire The Americas has inaugurated its new test s…

Conti NA names Etzel as Schoenberg's replacement
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Mill, South Carolina -- Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) said that ef…

Zeon sees sales rise in 2010, but expects profits to fall this year
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Zeon Corp said sales for its elastomers division in the 12 months to …

Detroit 3 make big gains in US supplier survey
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- The Detroit 3 didn't spend the past two years just cleani…

NR prices rebound
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rose once more overnight.
On Tokyo'…

Titan raises fiscal forecast; eyes more acquisitions
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois - Titan International Inc. continues to evaluate opportunitie…

Indian Rubber Board plans scientific tapping campaign
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India -- The Indian Rubber Board said it is organising an intensive …

Shin-Etsu develops functionalised silicone powders for cosmetics
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. has developed a new generation of highly…

Australia: Carbon Polymers acquires Reclaim Industries
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Smithfield, NSW, Australia -- Carbon Polymers Limited (CBP) has successfully a…

Aston puts Bridgestones on V8 Vantage S
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Aston Martin has selected Bridgestone as the official tyre partner…

Veyance wins inventory efficiency award
Added: 24 May 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Chicago, Illinois -- Veyance Technologies Inc. has won an inventory efficien…