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News from elsewhere on the web (09 May 2011)
Added: 9 May 2011
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nokian Tyres: demand is exceeding supply
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres PLC expects to expand production capacity more…

Yokohama engineers recognised for plastic innerliner
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has said two of its employees had recei…

New European HQ for Micropoise
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lübeck, Germany -- Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, LLC will be expanding its…

ExxonMobil issues patents on TPV materials
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- Exxon Mobil Chemical has published three patents covering its…

NR prices in up-and-down movements
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved sharply upward over the week…

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
(24 items)
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…