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

NR prices continue to rise through $5.50
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Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges increased again overnight.
On Tokyo…

Japan to help China with tyre recycling technology
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Beijing -- China and Japan are to cooperate on waste recycling in the areas of…

Asia Carbon reports higher volumes of carbon black
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New York -- Asia Carbon Industries, Inc. has reported its earnings for the yea…

NUMSA seeks 20 percent pay rise throughout S Africa
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Johannesburg, South Africa -- National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (…

Bridgestone publishes 2010 annual report
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Bridgestone publishes 2010 annual report
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Tokyo -- Bridgestone has published its…

Saab owes tens of millions, supplier group says
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Trollhattan, Sweden (Reuters) -- Swedish carmaker Saab scrambled to resolve a crisis over tens of m…

Vystar names new head of marketing
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Atlanta, Georgia -- Vystar Corp. has appointed Joanne Kearney as Vice Presiden…

Gevo plans isobutanol startup by Q1 2012
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Luverne, Minnesota -- Gevo expects to start production of isobutanol at Luvern…

Pirelli previews Malaysian F1 event
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Sepang, Malaysia -- The Malaysian Grand Prix takes place this weekend in Sepan…

Indian tyre industry studied
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Mumbai, India -- RNCOS has published a new report titled, Indian Tyre Industr…

Freudenberg develops low-energy seal design
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Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg claims to have developed a new style of recip…

Excessive lead found in groundwater at Tokai unit
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Matsusaka, Japan -- Tokai Rubber Industries said it has commenced an investiga…

NZ researchers use elastomers to make muscles
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Auckland, new Zealand -- Researchers at the Biomimetics Group at the Auckland …

Michelin opens sales office in Indonesia
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Jakarta, Indonesia -- Michelin has opened a sales office in Indonesia PT Indo…

Michelin tyres on Chinese-built airliner
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Paris -- Michelin has been chosen to develop and supply tyres for the Comac C9…

TyreExpo Asia reports record attendance
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Singapore -- Tyrexpo Asia 2011 in Singapore has broken all previous records fo…

US moulder offers silicone wrist bands to order
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Houston, Texas -- Wrist-band.com is a Houston based company engaged in offerin…

JSR to resume production at Kashima by mid-April - but not EPDM
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Kashima, Japan -- JSR Corp has said it is bringing forward plans to partially …

Styron to add SB-latex plant in China
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Berwyn, Pennsylvania -- Styron has announced plans to expand its Styrene-Butad…