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Cancarb to delay maintenance shutdown for thermal black

Added: 11 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Medicine Hat, Alberta - Cancarb said it is re-scheduling its maintenance shut-…

Bekaert posts strong Q1 results

Added: 11 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kortrijk, Belgium - In the first quarter of 2011 Bekaert achieved consolidated…

Conti produces 10 millionth runflat tyre

Added: 11 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover / Aachen, Germany. Last Friday (6 May) the 10 millionth tyre with SSR …

Gates expands, improves hydraulic product lines

Added: 11 May 2011

By Bruce Meyer, Crain staff (R&PN)

San Diego, California - Gates Corp. has expanded and simplified…

Michelin planning $200M expansion at S.C. plant

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Lexington, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. will invest $200 mill…

China re-imposes duties on CR from US, Europe, Japan

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- China's Ministry of Commerce has re-imposed its import duties on ch…

Toyo sees sales up in 2010; announces new plant in Malaysia

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- At its meeting to announce results for the 12 months to 31 March, 201…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 May 2011)

Added: 10 May 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Gajah Tunggal sales beat $1000 million

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jakarta -- PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk increased net sales in 2010 to Rp 9,854 billio…

SRF announces results for 2011

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Gurgaon, India -- SRF Ltd, which makes nylon tyre cord, said its consolidated …

Sumitomo evaluating further global expansion

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tokyo -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) is evaluating the need and feas…

Spanish drivers start accepting online tyre sales - Delticom

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany -- Only around 18 percent of Spanish drivers are prepared to …

NR prices move upwards again

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved upward overnight, though for…

Yokohama donates 50 000 seedlings

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that total seedlings co…

Hankook marks 70 years

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Seoul, Korea --Hankook Tire has held celebratory events at its headquarters to…

Xiameter names Bloemhard to lead Xiameter brand

Added: 10 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Midland, Michigan -- Jeroen Bloemhard has been appointed business vice preside…

TSRC execs see Dexco deal as big step forward

Added: 10 May 2011

By Edward Noga, Crain staff report (R&PN)

Seoul, South Korea -- TSRC Corp.'s recent purchase of Dexc…

SaarGummi deal is back on track

Added: 9 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Saarbrücken, Germany -- The sale of SaarGummi to Chongqing Light Industry & T…

Sales, profits up in Q1 at Hexpol

Added: 9 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stockholm -- Both sales and profits increased significantly at Hexpol in the t…

Profit drops at Ceat as rubber costs soar

Added: 9 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Mumbai - Net profit at Indian tyre company Ceat Ltd has gone down by 83 perce…