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Michelin may sign long-term steelcord deal in Byeloruss

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Zhlobin, Belarus - Executives of Michelin visited the Belarussian steelcord pr…

EU car registrations up in February

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Brussels -- In February, demand for new cars slightly increased (+0.9 percent)…

Tokyo NR prices recover strongly

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges jumped upwards once more overnigh…

Omnova increases prices for Chemigum

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Paris -- Omnova Solutions has announced price increases of up to 200 €/MT fo…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 March 2011)

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Cabot signs carbon black JV deal in China

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Beijing, China -- Cabot (China) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cabot Corp.…

Pirelli's NAFTA sales grew 25 percent in 2010

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.'s sales in North America grew 25 percent l…

JSR halts shipments from Kashima plant

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Tokyo -- Synthetic rubber supplier JSR Corp. said it has halted production of …

Power outages to reduce Zeon's output

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Tokyo -- Synthetic rubber maker Zeon Corp has said there were no physical dama…

Solutia says no damage at Kashima facility

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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St Louis Missouri -- Solutia said there was no damage at its Flexsys Akzo Nobe…

Lanxess closes office in Tokyo on 'Quake fears

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess has temporarily closed its office in Tokyo and …

IRCo, ITRC, CRIA talk rubber in Qingdao

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Qingdao, China -- Officials of the International Rubber Consortium Limited (IR…

European tyre industries studied

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Dublin, Ireland -- Global Research & Data Services has published 25 new report…

Nissan buys Bridgestones for LEAF electric car

Added: 16 Mar 2011

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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp has begun supplying Nissan MotorCo., Ltd. with Ecopi…

Bridgestone to prioritise truck tyres in 'quake recovery plan

Added: 15 Mar 2011

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Tokyo - Bridgestone has outlined its recovery plan for tyre, steelcord and oth…

Lack of power means production is suspended at Sumitomo's plant in Fukushima

Added: 15 Mar 2011

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Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries has reported that its car tyre plant …

Quake to have small impact on rubber demand - ANRPC

Added: 15 Mar 2011

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Kuala Lumpur - “The disaster in northeast Japan on March 11 and subsequent n…

NR prices bounce back in Tokyo

Added: 15 Mar 2011

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Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges bounced back from recent lows ove…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 March 2011)

Added: 15 Mar 2011

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

Tokai reports minimal damage from earthquake and tsunami

Added: 15 Mar 2011

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Tokyo, Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries has said it is unable to confirm whethe…