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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…