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SaarGummi to be sold to Chinese company
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Saarbrucken, Germany -- Chinese Chongqing Light Industry & Textile Holding Gro…

Goodyear posts higher profits, record sales on quarter
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear posted net income of $103 million for the first quarte…

Titan generates record Q1 sales and pre-tax income
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. generated record quarterly income…

India releases NR stats for March
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kerala, India -- The Indian Rubber Board has published the March edition of Ru…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 May 2011)
Added: 2 May 2011
(28 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Pirelli increases tyre prices in US
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rome, Georgia -- Pirelli will increase prices 6percent to 9percent of all pa…

Oklahoma passes bill raising tyre fees from $1 to $2.50
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- The Oklahoma legislature has passed and sent to …

NR prices ease slightly in Tokyo
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved slightly lower over the week…

K'2013 deadline for exhibitors is later this month
Added: 2 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duesseldorf, Germany -- The first meeting of the Exhibitors Council for K'2013…

Fenner buys oil drill seal business in Singapore
Added: 29 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Fenner PLC has bought 100% of the share capital of Multiseals which …

Denso to lend plant to quake-damaged Fujikura Rubber
Added: 29 Apr 2011
James B. Treece, ERJ staff (AN)
Tokyo -- Denso Corp. will lend a factory to a maker of rubber auto p…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 April 2011)
Added: 29 Apr 2011
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices show little change in Tokyo
Added: 29 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved slightly higher overnight.
On…

JSR appoints American to Japanese committee
Added: 29 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- JSR Corp. has named the first non-Japanese Officer to its Officers Co…

Conti board OKs plans for new US tyre plant
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG is planning to build a greenfield-site tyr…

NR demand keeps NR prices high - ANRPC
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Demand for natural rubber remains strong, especially in China.…

Conti's results even stronger in Q1
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental Corp. has reported a strong first quarter 2011…

Japanese auto production sinks 57 percent in March
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's production of vehicles declined massively in March, as a resu…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 April 2011)
Added: 28 Apr 2011
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Silicone rubber robot moves just a bit too fast for comfort
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Medfors, Massachusetts -- Scientsts at Tufts University in Massachusetts have …