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Pirelli to increase US tyre prices
Added: 22 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Milan -- Pirelli is to increase the prices in the US of its moto tyres by 3 p…

Hankook launches 'eco'-friendly tyre line
Added: 22 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Neu-Isenburg -- Hankook Tire has launched a new line of environmentally cons…

Rubber in Engineering Group to hold technical discussion
Added: 22 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London -- The Rubber in Engineering Group of the Polymer Society is holding …

News from elsewhere on the web (22nd Feb 2011)
Added: 22 Feb 2011
(5 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Azerbaijan to privatise Baku tyre plant
Added: 21 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Baku, Azerbaijan -- The Azerbaijan government is to sell almost 100 percent of…

NR prices remain stable
Added: 21 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased slightly on Monday on profit-taking. prices in S…

Maine Tire retains solid tire assets in China
Added: 21 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Wakefield, Massachusetts -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems' recent acquisition of M…

Michelin shooting for 50% growth by 2020
Added: 21 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Paris -- Group Michelin plans to boost capital expenditures 60 percent this ye…

Westmoonint launches powdered NBR products
Added: 21 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong -- WestMoonint has launched crosslink powdered acrylonitrile-butadie…

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

Toyo to increase US prices from 1 March
Added: 21 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cypress, California -- Effective March 1, 2011, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will in…

Why rubber prices are so high
Added: 18 Feb 2011
By David Shaw ERJ staff
ERJ has an exclusive report on why rubber prices are so high. Readers should…

Global tyre sales increase in January
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pirelli has posted new tyre sales data on its website.
In the truck segment Eu…

Bridgestone sales profits jump in 2010
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. reported sales up by 10 percent, while operating pr…

Nokian winter tyre uses NR and full silica
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyre's latest Winter tyres, the WR D3 and Nokian WR A…

NR prices ease slightly overnight
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased slightly on Friday on profit-taking.
ERJ has an …

News from elsewhere on the web (18 Feb 2011)
Added: 18 Feb 2011
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

DATL wins helicopter contract
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK: Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd. said it has secured a major deal wi…

DuPont raises Viton, Neoprene prices
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Du Pont Performance Polymers has announced price increa…

UK retailer says it has plenty of winter tyres
Added: 18 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Aston, Birmingham -- Contrary to reports from tyre retailers and fast-fit chai…