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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…

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 …

Continental Q1 results start year on a high

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Hanover, Germany - Automotive supplier Continental is celebrating its most su…

Conti's Schoenberg taking top hose post at ContiTech unit

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Hanover, Germany- Matthias Schoenberg, ceo of Continental Tire the Americas (C…

Pirelli raises fiscal 2011 outlook on higher Q1 results

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre SpA's pre-tax operating profit rose 59.6 percent …

News from elsewhere on the web (05 May 2011)

Added: 5 May 2011

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

Bridgestone pushes to be the leader in green

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

ilton head, South Carolina -- The tyre industry is doing a tremendous job on…

No change to NR prices on Tocom; prices fall elsewhere

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges barely moved ovenight.

On Tokyo's T…

Kraton announces Q1 results

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston, Texas - Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc has announced strong results…

Dow introduces polyolefin elastomers for automotive TPOs

Added: 5 May 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co. has introduced a new grade of polyolefin…