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Yokohama donates to Tohoku relief effort
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber has issued an update on its contributions to relief e…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim to buy styrene monomer from Finland
Added: 28 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Russian petrochemicals company Nizhnekamskneftekhi…

EU truck registrations increase in Q1
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- New data from the federation of European vehicle manufacturers, AC…

Public Citizen calls for ban on latex gloves across US
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- US consumer organisation Public Citizen (PC) has called for a…

New Tech reports succesful test of non-pneumatic car tyre
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boca Raton, Florida--New Tech Tire, a division of Scitech Industries said it h…

Toyota's problem: small rubber parts, microprocessors
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Toyota's executive vice president in charge of production is reported…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 April 2011)
Added: 27 Apr 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

WestmoonInt raises CPE/CM prices
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong, China -- WestMoonint is to raise its all chlorinated polyethylene g…

Cooper: mixed earnings report on 20 percent higher sales
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. suffered a slight drop in operating …

Cooper rebuilding inventories to improve fill-rates
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. expects to increase production 10 pe…

Cabot reports higher margins in carbon black business
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston Massachussetts - Cabot Corp has reported its results for the three and …

Carlisle Companies sees higher sales
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. reported net sales from c…

Alpha reports global expansion; higher sales
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Alpha Technologies, which makes viscosity and processability te…

NR prices sink further in Tokyo
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges fell sharply once more overnight.
O…

Yokohama names new CEO, president
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced changes in its representa…

High-tech Bandag plant opened in Hungary
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mezoszilas, Hungary --The latest Bandag franchise dealership 5-Let Ltd. has op…

Conti marks 140 years of automotive supply
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, April 26, 2011. The international automotive supplier Continental ce…

Sibur considers initial public offering in late 2012
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Moscow -- Russian petrochemicals giant Sibur Holding is said to be considerin…

Toyo increases truck tyre prices in US
Added: 27 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cypress, California -- Effective May 1, 2011, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will incr…

Uzbek company to build BR plant with Chinese
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan -- Uzbekneftegaz and the China National Petroleum Corpora…