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Lanxess re-opens Tokyo office
Added: 31 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG hasS reopened its office in Tokyo on Wednesd…

UK appeals court rules latex allergy means worker is incapacitated
Added: 31 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- A London appeals court has ruled that suffering from latex allergy m…

Yokohama exhibits at 'green' show in Monaco
Added: 31 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - For the first time, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is taking part in …

APT to distribute Milastomer for Mitsui
Added: 31 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai, UAE -- Advanced Polymer Trading FZC has entered into an agreement with …

BKT to add $300m tyre plant in Gujarat
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore - Indian OTR manufacturer
Balkrishna Tyres (BKT) has confirmed plans …

WIST patents bio-Isoprene organism, process
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stevens Point, Wisconsin - Researchers at the Wisconsin Institute for Sustaina…

Tyre production to grow rapidly - IRSG
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore - The secretary general of the International Rubber Study Group (IR…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 March 2011)
Added: 30 Mar 2011
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Cooper Standard buys injection moulding company
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan - Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. has purchased injection mou…

Malaysian rubber goods exports jump as recovery takes hold
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - The Malaysian rubber product industry recovered in 2010 after a…

Bond Intl launches Admiral brand in Asia
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Simgapore - UK-based tyre wholesaler Bond International has used Tyrexpo Asia …

NR prices resume upward trend
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved upward overnight.
On Tokyo's …

Akron professor wins honor for devulcanisation project
Added: 30 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio-A professor from the University of Akron has received a 2011 Adv…

UK environmental group launches European campaign for better tyres
Added: 29 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The Campaign for Better Tyres, officially launched by UK Transport M…

China launches probe into substandard tyres
Added: 29 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (ANC)
Beijing, China -- China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Insp…

Kumho locks Korean workers out
Added: 29 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Management has locked workers out of tyre plants in Korea, aft…

Rise in EU truck sales continues into February
Added: 29 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels new data from ACEA, the federation of European vehicle makers, shows …

NR prices show uptick
Added: 29 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved upward overnight.
On Tokyo's …

News from elsewhere on the web (29 March 2011)
Added: 29 Mar 2011
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Firestone to spend $20 million on roofing plant
Added: 29 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Prescott, Arkansas -- Firestone Building Products Co. will spend $20 million…