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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…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 April 2011)
Added: 26 Apr 2011
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices stable in Tokyo
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges remained unchanged overnight.
On To…

Simrit develops elastomer nano-coating to minimise stick-slip
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Simrit has developed a surface treatment process to impr…

Guizhou Tyre profits fell in 2010 - report
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guizhou,China -- Stock market tracking site CapitalVue reports that Guizhou Ty…

Firestone to distribute EPIC irrigation systems in US
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai -EPIC Green Solutions, a UAE-based company specialising in sub-surface i…

Bridgestone previews latest TV advert spot
Added: 26 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Facebook -- Bridgestone is previewing a new advert for tyres, which portrays a…

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…