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Japanese car makers increased overseas production in 2010
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japanese car makers increased production of vehicles in non-Japanese …

Sicom futures to move to SGX next week
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Singapore Exchange said its derivative market will from 16 May ad…

Indian tyre industry analysed
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai -- Bharat Book Bureau has published a new report titled, Indian Tyre In…

Recycled rubber causes fewer injuries to horses
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The equine performance industry reports noticeabl…

Japan tyre makers on track after quake
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Tokyo -- The massive earthquake that struck the northeast coast of Japan's m…

SaarGummi deal may fall through
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Büschfeld / Losheim, Germany -- Following a meeting of the works council at S…

Nokian claims record order book at Q1 results
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki -- Nokian Tyres group's net sales increased by 57.3 percent to EUR 28…

Century Enka adds nylon tyre cord capacity
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Century Enka Ltd has informed BSE that installation of additi…

MRF launches silica-based tyre for Indian market
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai -- MRF Limited has released the MRF ZSLK series tyres across India. MR…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 May 2011)
Added: 6 May 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

UK rubber mat maker fined £33k after worker dies
Added: 6 May 2011
By Andrew Smith, Crain staff (PRW)
London -- A UK-based rubber production company has been fined a t…

All sides of tyre industry hit by regulations
Added: 6 May 2011
By Miles Moore crain staff (R&PN)
Hilton Head, South Carolina -- Tyre manufacturers and retailers al…

NR prices drop sharply worldwide
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved sharply downward ovenight.
On…

Avantium aims biomaterials as polyester replacements
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geleen, Netherlands -- Avantium has announced the successful start-up of its p…

Edwin Binney honoured in US Inventors' Hall of Fame
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- Edwin Binney, one of the earliest producers of carbon black …

Bridgestone Americas combines truck, OTR businesses
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Americas has combined its North American …

Pirelli previews Turkish F1 event
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Istanbul, Turkey -- Pirelli is previewing the Turkish Grand Prix with a short …

CMAI acquired by IHS
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Englewood, Colorado -- Publicly-held consulting firm IHS Inc. has acquired C…

CMA to sell Warrior-brand consumer tyres in N.A.
Added: 6 May 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Monrovia, California -- China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C. will be able to …

Lanxess adds 6kt of chloroprene rubber at Dormagen
Added: 5 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess is investing euro 17 million in the expansion …