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Quake paralyses Japan's auto industry; Toyota shutters factories

Added: 14 Mar 2011

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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

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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

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Tokyo - The earthquake-triggered tsunami that ravaged Japan's Pacific coast ha…

Cooper announces new European marketing director

Added: 14 Mar 2011

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Melksham, UK -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe has appointed Nigel Hampso…

UK company launches Halal-certified rubber boots

Added: 14 Mar 2011

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London -- Raven Tactical Wear Ltd, a private company which has been establishe…

Bridgestone donates to Japan disaster relief efforts

Added: 14 Mar 2011

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Tokyo (March 14, 2011) - Bridgestone Group today announced that it will contri…

NR prices fall below yen 400

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Tokyo -- Prices on international rubber exchanges dropped rapidly overnight.

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China developing mandatory TPMS regulations - report

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Taipei -- Taiwanese automotive supplier Mobiletron says China is developing re…

Cooper Standard, Nishikawa plan to expand global alliance

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Novi, Michigan -- Cooper Standard Automotive Inc. and Nishikawa Rubber Co. L…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 March 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

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Nokian, Finland -- Nokian Tyres board is to propose that Benoit Raulin of Bri…

Malaysian NR production increased in January

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysian statistics show that NR production in the country in…

Styron declines comment on IPO report

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Berwyn, Pennsylvania -- Officials with global polystyrene leader Styron LLC ar…

Notch publishes Rubber Chemical update

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Dublin, Ireland -- Notch Consulting has published a new issue of its bi-annual…

Genan confirms Pirelli Tie-up

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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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

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Brussels -- Valentino Rossi, six-time MotoGP world champion, has agreed to bec…

French finance minister tells drivers to inflate tyres

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Paris -- French finance minister Christine Lagarde said on French Radio that d…

WestmoonInt adds more rubber grades

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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Hong Kong -- WestMoonint has officially launched its chlorinated polyethylene …

UK Highways authority becomes full member of TyreSafe

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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London -- The UK Government Highways Agency has been granted full member statu…

Can spam be helpful?

Added: 11 Mar 2011

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London -- Threef spam emails from China arrived in ERJ's inbox this morning. T…