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UK company launches Halal-certified rubber boots
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Raven Tactical Wear Ltd, a private company which has been establishe…

Bridgestone donates to Japan disaster relief efforts
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo (March 14, 2011) - Bridgestone Group today announced that it will contri…

NR prices fall below yen 400
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on international rubber exchanges dropped rapidly overnight.
On…

China developing mandatory TPMS regulations - report
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taipei -- Taiwanese automotive supplier Mobiletron says China is developing re…

Cooper Standard, Nishikawa plan to expand global alliance
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. and Nishikawa Rubber Co. L…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 March 2011)
Added: 11 Mar 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nokian wants Bridgestone man on the board
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokian, Finland -- Nokian Tyres board is to propose that Benoit Raulin of Bri…

Malaysian NR production increased in January
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysian statistics show that NR production in the country in…

Styron declines comment on IPO report
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (PN)
Berwyn, Pennsylvania -- Officials with global polystyrene leader Styron LLC ar…

Notch publishes Rubber Chemical update
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Notch Consulting has published a new issue of its bi-annual…

Genan confirms Pirelli Tie-up
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Viborg, Denmark -- Tyre recycling company Genan A/S has confirmed that it has …

Bridgestone Europe recruits Rossi as Moto tyre advisor
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Valentino Rossi, six-time MotoGP world champion, has agreed to bec…

French finance minister tells drivers to inflate tyres
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- French finance minister Christine Lagarde said on French Radio that d…

WestmoonInt adds more rubber grades
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong -- WestMoonint has officially launched its chlorinated polyethylene …

UK Highways authority becomes full member of TyreSafe
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK Government Highways Agency has been granted full member statu…

Can spam be helpful?
Added: 11 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Threef spam emails from China arrived in ERJ's inbox this morning. T…

Tyre labels present marketing communication challenge
Added: 10 Mar 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Geneva, Switzerland -- A range of senior executives have told ERJ that the…

Conti develops new communication strategy in preparation for global push
Added: 10 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG has completely reviewed its brand communica…

NR prices unlikely to fall significantly - IRCo
Added: 10 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- The acting chief executive of the International Rubber Consort…

Pirelli Mexico, China plants due onstream in 2012
Added: 10 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C. S.p.A.'s newest plants - a car/light truck tyre f…