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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
(19 items)
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…