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Bridgestone helps with NZ quake relief, too
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo --- In addition to its support with the relief effort following the Toho…

US tyre industry studied
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- RNCOS has published a new report titled, US Tyre Industry Ana…

China speciality rubber studied
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai -- Research in China has published a new report titled, China Special…

Nylon filament business studied
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- YnFx has published a new report titled, The Nylon Chain Repor…

LSR moulder Starlim buys Poly-Nova
Added: 7 Apr 2011
By Bill Bregar Crain staff (PN)
London, Ontario -- Starlim North America Corp., a liquid silicone r…

SAIC Motor buys 6 percent stake in GM Korea from parent
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Beijing (Bloomberg) -- SAIC Motor Corp., China's largest automaker, is buying …

Manuli expands web-based training academy
Added: 7 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan Italy - Manuli Hydraulics has extended its web-based training systems ca…

Indian tyre makers face profits crunch - ICRA
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Despite a strong recovery after the Western recession and heal…

Evonik raises prices of precipitated silica
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany - Evonik Industries has said it is raising prices for precipit…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 April 2011)
Added: 6 Apr 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Tokai carbon plant damaged in Tohoku earthquake
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokai Carbon has said operations at its Ishinomaki carbon black Plant …

NR prices ease slightly in Tokyo
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges eased slightly overnight on profit…

Bangladesh: over half of cars on poor tyres
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dhaka, Bangladesh - A survey of passenger car tyres in Dhaka revealed that mor…

Elemica to offer free supply chain services to companies affected by Tohoku quake
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Exton, Pennsylvania - Elemica is to open its network to companies affected by …

BRPPA adds members in the UK
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colchester, UK - British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Association (BRPPA) …

BRPPA joins SafeRubber project
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colchester, UK - British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Association (BRPPA) …

UK to build world's largest tyre wall
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Newstead, UK - Michelin subsidiary, ATS Euromaster is helping to construct the…

Pirelli US renews digital ad agency through 2012
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rome, Georgia -- Pirelli Tire North America Inc. has renewed its contract for …

Automotive conference in China
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guangzhou, China - Plastics News Global Group is organising “China Plastics …

Indian Rubber Board to use electronic funds transfers
Added: 6 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - The Indian Rubber Board has decided to introduce the system …