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Zeon raises prices for nitrile rubber

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Duesseldorf, Germany -- Zeon Europe GmbH has announced a general price increas…

Ameraal Beltech offers transport systems to tyre industry

Added: 4 Apr 2011

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Dutch company, Ammeraal Beltech specialises in developing and making belts …

News from elsewhere on the web (04 April 2011)

Added: 4 Apr 2011

(26 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices jump once more on supply fears

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges jumped over the weekend on reports…

Solvay launches friendly bid to buy Rhodia

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- Solvay has launched a friendly bid to acquire 100 percent of the s…

Titan closes deal for Goodyear's Latin Am. farm tyre business

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire Corp. has completed its acquisition of Goodyea…

Kumho's China recall to begin from 15 April

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- Kumho Tire will begin a recall of 300 000 tyres in China from 15 Ap…

Michelin's search for Bibendum Windows focusses on Australia

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The focus of Michelin's hunt for its missing stained glass windows h…

Bridgestone opens sales office in Morocco

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. subsidiary, Bridgestone Middle East & Africa FZE (B…

Kumho lifts lockout in Korea

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Seoul, Korea -- ICEM, the union organisation, has expressed satisfaction that …

Hexpol's acquisition of Elasto - one year on

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Ã…mÃ¥l, Sweden -- Twelve months ago the then TPE division of Vita group was a…

Michelin North America appoints Autonomy to help boost web presence

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

San Francisco, California -- Autonomy Corp., a global leader in infrastructure…

Michelin restructures finance with re-purchase of loan notes

Added: 4 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin has re-purchased on the open market debt worth around euro 5…

Evonik triples isobutene capacity in Antwerp - now on stream

Added: 1 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Antwerp, Belgium --Evonik Industries has started up a new facility to

produce h…

Unions prepare global campaign against Bridgestone

Added: 1 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Geneva, Switzerland -- The International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine …

Lanxess raises prices for nitrile rubber products

Added: 1 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing its prices for its Perbunan an…

World Superbike seeks tyre tenders

Added: 1 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The World Superbike race series is seeking an exclusive tyre supplie…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 April 2011)

Added: 1 Apr 2011

(11 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama raises prices for export tyres

Added: 1 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is raising prices for all tyre products…

Schaeffler reports strong growth, partially divests Conti stake

Added: 1 Apr 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Herzongenaurach, Germany -- Schaeffler Group set new records in sales and oper…