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Tokyo NR prices sink below $5 over weekend
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved downward over the weekend.
On…

NR production takes seasonal dip - ANRPC
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala LUmpur -- Production of natural rubber has reduced in recent weeks, acco…

Omnova opens rubber chemical plant in China
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- Omnova Solutions has formally opened a rubber chemicals pla…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 March 2011)
Added: 28 Mar 2011
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama wins ISO14000 in China, Vietnam
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. as said its subsidiaries in China and Vi…

Trelleborg buys medical seals business
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg is to buy some medical-focussed businesses fr…

Ceat begins operations at Halol
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Ceat Ltd has informed issued a brief statement to the Bombay …

Sinopec says rubber output increased in 2010
Added: 28 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) reported its audit…

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
(20 items)
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…