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Zeon publishes fact book
Added: 11 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Zeon Corp has published its 2011 fact book - essentially its annual re…

Bridgestone's global ad campaign integrates social media
Added: 11 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone Europe has produced a new corporate advertising campai…

NR prices drift down in Tokyo
Added: 11 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved dpwn overnight, though price…

Ford to work on dandelion latex, guayule
Added: 11 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Detroit, Michigan - Ford and The Ohio State University are researching the pot…

Bridgestone changes roles at HQ
Added: 11 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp has made some changes to its senior management team i…

Lanxess results continue to boom into Q1
Added: 11 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen - Lanxess will exceed earnings (EBITDA) of euro 1000 million in 201…

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
(25 items)
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…