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WTO Appellate Body rejects double duties on Chinese OTR tyres
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Geneva, Switzerland -- The US Department of Commerce erred when it levied bot…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 March 2011)
Added: 14 Mar 2011
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nolato adding LIM capability to Wisconsin plant
Added: 14 Mar 2011
By Bruce Meyer, ERJ staff (R&PN)
Torekov, Sweden-Nolato Group is adding liquid silicone injection mo…

Bridgestone reports no injuries, damage in quake
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. reports no critical damage to its facilities and no…

Toyo responding to crisis at plant in quake zone
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is reporting it has suspended prod…

Quake paralyses Japan's auto industry; Toyota shutters factories
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Tokyo -- Toyota Motor Corp. suspended production at all of its plants in Japan…

Columbian raises prices for carbon black in N America
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marietta, Georgia -- Columbian Chemicals has announced price increases to Nort…

Tsunami wipes out 2,300 Nissan and Infiniti vehicles awaiting shipment
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Tokyo - The earthquake-triggered tsunami that ravaged Japan's Pacific coast ha…

Cooper announces new European marketing director
Added: 14 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe has appointed Nigel Hampso…

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
(13 items)
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 …