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SWOT analysis published on Sumitomo Rubber
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global data has published a short report titled, Sumitomo Rubber Indu…

Cuba to add three modern retread plants
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Havana, Cuba -- The Cuban Union Nacional de Gomas (National Tires Group) has t…

Skellerup says production will not be affected after latest eathquake
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, Nerw Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Limited said it has again esc…

UK online tyre seller announces record sales growth
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cambridge, UK -- etyres, a UK-based online tyre retailer, has announced record…

Christchurch tyre store offers free puncture repairs to emergency vehicles
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- A chain of tyre stores in new Zealand is offering…

Californian cities use 200k tyres in rubberised asphalt
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Huntington Beach, California -- Two cities in California are collaborating to …

Saudi guys change tyres on moving SUV
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace - Yes, really. On a deserted road in Saudi Arabia, a group of peopl…

Lanxess shows rubber in Moscow Show
Added: 2 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow --Lanxess said the “Tires and Rubber 2011†fair in Moscow presents …

Over 10 percent of tyres sold in the EU are illegal - ETRMA
Added: 1 Mar 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Geneva, Switzerland -- Over 10 percent of tyres sold in the European market…

BST to build S-SBR plant in Thailand
Added: 1 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok, Thailand -- Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd. and JSR Corporation have sig…

Conti prepares global investment plan
Added: 1 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Continental Tyres is in the final stages of preparing a…

Yokohama launches BluEarth Brand
Added: 1 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Yokohama Rubber has launched its BluEarth brand in Euro…

Bridgestone tweaks global logo to mark 80years
Added: 1 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Bridgestone has modified its brand logo, introducing a …

Vredestein launches mass billboard campaign
Added: 1 Mar 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Apollo Vredestein is using a vast 10156 m² of billboar…

Zeon raises prices of NBR in Europe, moves to monthly pricing
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duesseldorf, Germany Zeon Europe GmbH has announced a general price increase i…

Denka raises prices of polychloroprene
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Denki K.K. (Denka) said it is raising prices of its polychloroprene p…

Lanxess raises prices of chloroprene rubber
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is to raise prices of its polychloroprene ma…

DSM's EPDM repairs will be tedious and time-consuming
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geleen, Netherlands -- After DSM Elastomers declared Force Majeure last week o…

FPG to set up 50kt/year butyl plant in China
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ningbo, China -- Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), Taiwan`s largest plastics congl…

DSM declares force majeure on EPDM
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Geleen, Netherlands -- Customers of EPDM produced by DSM Elastomers are scra…