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News from elsewhere on the web (10 May 2011)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Gajah Tunggal sales beat $1000 million
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta -- PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk increased net sales in 2010 to Rp 9,854 billio…

SRF announces results for 2011
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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
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Only around 18 percent of Spanish drivers are prepared to …

NR prices move upwards again
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved upward overnight, though for…

Yokohama donates 50 000 seedlings
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that total seedlings co…

Hankook marks 70 years
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea --Hankook Tire has held celebratory events at its headquarters to…

Xiameter names Bloemhard to lead Xiameter brand
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Midland, Michigan -- Jeroen Bloemhard has been appointed business vice preside…

TSRC execs see Dexco deal as big step forward
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By Edward Noga, Crain staff report (R&PN)
Seoul, South Korea -- TSRC Corp.'s recent purchase of Dexc…

SaarGummi deal is back on track
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Saarbrücken, Germany -- The sale of SaarGummi to Chongqing Light Industry & T…

Sales, profits up in Q1 at Hexpol
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Both sales and profits increased significantly at Hexpol in the t…

Profit drops at Ceat as rubber costs soar
Added: 9 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mumbai - Net profit at Indian tyre company Ceat Ltd has gone down by 83 perce…

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
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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 …