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Race reports from Malaysian F1 round
Added: 11 Apr 2011
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Sepang, Malaysia -- For the second F1 race in succession, Red Bull's reigning …

Chinese machinery maker, TST sees profits fall
Added: 11 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tianjin -- Chinese machinery maker Tianjin Saixiang Technology said 2010 net p…

Firms report steady progress on Trelleborg-Vibracoustic venture
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Progress between Trelleborg and Vibracoustic on a merger …

Nitrile rubber market to reach 645kt by 2017 - study
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
California -- The global market for Nitrile Rubber (NBR) is projected to excee…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 April 2011)
Added: 8 Apr 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices continue to rise through $5.50
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges increased again overnight.
On Tokyo…

Japan to help China with tyre recycling technology
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China and Japan are to cooperate on waste recycling in the areas of…

Asia Carbon reports higher volumes of carbon black
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Asia Carbon Industries, Inc. has reported its earnings for the yea…

NUMSA seeks 20 percent pay rise throughout S Africa
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Johannesburg, South Africa -- National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (…

Bridgestone publishes 2010 annual report
Added: 8 Apr 2011
Bridgestone publishes 2010 annual report
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone has published its…

Saab owes tens of millions, supplier group says
Added: 8 Apr 2011
Trollhattan, Sweden (Reuters) -- Swedish carmaker Saab scrambled to resolve a crisis over tens of m…

Vystar names new head of marketing
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Vystar Corp. has appointed Joanne Kearney as Vice Presiden…

Gevo plans isobutanol startup by Q1 2012
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Luverne, Minnesota -- Gevo expects to start production of isobutanol at Luvern…

Pirelli previews Malaysian F1 event
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Sepang, Malaysia -- The Malaysian Grand Prix takes place this weekend in Sepan…

Indian tyre industry studied
Added: 8 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- RNCOS has published a new report titled, Indian Tyre Industr…

Freudenberg develops low-energy seal design
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg claims to have developed a new style of recip…

Excessive lead found in groundwater at Tokai unit
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Matsusaka, Japan -- Tokai Rubber Industries said it has commenced an investiga…

NZ researchers use elastomers to make muscles
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Auckland, new Zealand -- Researchers at the Biomimetics Group at the Auckland …

Michelin opens sales office in Indonesia
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta, Indonesia -- Michelin has opened a sales office in Indonesia PT Indo…

Michelin tyres on Chinese-built airliner
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has been chosen to develop and supply tyres for the Comac C9…