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Garb seeking to buy Italian rubber recycler
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Salt Lake City, Utah -- Garb Oil & Power Corp. said it is negotiating to buy t…

Nankang raises funds for Japan disaster relief
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. employees voluntarily raised 2 mi…

US retailer ranks condoms by thin-ness
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace -- A US-based condom retailer has published a list of the thinnest …

Goodyear's European airship tour aims to engage youth audience
Added: 25 Apr 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
London - Goodyear has begun a tour of Europe with two helium-filled airship…

NR prices fall below yen 400 in Tokyo
Added: 25 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges fell over the weekend.
On Tokyo's T…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 April 2011)
Added: 25 Apr 2011
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Momentive parent files for IPO
Added: 25 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wilmington, Delaware -- Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC has filed…

JSR sales increase in 2011
Added: 25 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japanese synthetic rubber maker, JSR Corp. said its sales increased b…

Pipe and pipe fitting industry studied
Added: 25 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc. has published a new report t…

Turnover, profit rise at Reliance Industries
Added: 25 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has released its financial …

Michelin data confirms tyre boom is slowing
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has updated its website with a regional breakdown of the gro…

Michelin sales up 28 percent in Q1 on higher volumes, prices
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Group Michelin reported a 28.1-percent increase in…

Chinese imports of SR, NR for March
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China's imports of synthetic rubber fell in March, according to off…

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

ContiTech signs deal to produce cryogenic LNG hoses
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Grimsby, UK -- The ContiTech subsidiary Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd., Grimsby, UK,…

NR prices ease slightly in Tokyo
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges recovered somewhat in thin trading…

Hybrid car wins title on BluEarth tyres
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said an Aeroprius Yurastyle neo designed by…

Pirelli confirms 2010 results; nominates new directors
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Shareholders of Pirelli & C have approved the 2010 results at …

TDF produces more energy; less emissions than coal
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Tyre derived fuel (TDF) produces 25 percent more …

Delticom reports successful Q1
Added: 22 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- First quarter revenues at online tyre dealer Delticom hav…