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Bridgestone restarts production at final quake-affected plant
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone has partially re-started production at its tyre plant in …

FIA reports on first F1 race of the season
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- The FIA has issued press releases realted to the Austra…

Brenntag to distribute Lanxess rubber chemicals in Iberia
Added: 25 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mulheim, Germany - Lanxess has appointed Brenntag QuÃmica, S.A. As its distri…

Rhodia names new director for silica unit
Added: 25 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lyons, France - Rhodia Silcea has named Christian Leger, as Global Business D…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 March 2011)
Added: 25 Mar 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices creep upwards
Added: 25 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges crept upwards overnight.
On Tokyo's…

Petlas aims to expand
Added: 25 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kirsehir, Turkey - Petlas senior management has given a series of interviews t…

Horror movie casts tyre in killer role
Added: 25 Mar 2011
By David Shaw staff
London - Rubber is the title of an off-beat horror movie directed and produced b…

Yokohama wins environmental award for cashew nut development
Added: 25 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. Said it has received the "Mortimer T. Ha…

Audi selects Bridgestones for A1
Added: 25 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Audi AG has selected Bridgestone's new flagship ultra high-performa…

JSR stops EPDM production at Kashima unit, warns of shortages
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kashima, Japan - JSR Corp said it has stopped the limited production of rubber…

Kumho addresses production concerns at China plant
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California - Kumho Tire Co. Inc. said it has investigated pr…

Sumitomo re-opens Shirakawa tyre plant
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber's Shirakawa Factory resumed its operations on Tu…

NR prices in mixed moves
Added: 24 Mar 2011
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges continued to ease on selling p…

Toyo's Sendai plant resumes partial production
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Sendai, Japan - Toyo Tires has announced that its Sendai Plant, which makes ca…

Cooper-Standard Q4 earnings fall, sales increase
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. reported a sharp drop in fo…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 March 2011)
Added: 24 Mar 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti raises car tyre prices in Europe
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG will be increasing the prices for all passen…

Winter tyre profits boost Delticom results
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - 2010 was a successful year for Delticom, Europe's leading o…

Rubber Board seeks input on 5-year plan
Added: 24 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, Kerala, India - India's Rubber Board Chairman Ms. Sheela Thomas has …