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Lanxess aiming for 100% bio-butyl
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Lanxess AG has made trial batches of butyl rubber using bi…

Genencor's bio-isoprene project ahead of schedule
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- The joint Goodyear- Genencor project to make bio-isoprene …

NR from dandelions could be as cheap as $3/kg
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Given an NR price above $6/kg, natural rubber latex from R…

NR to remain short for the next decade
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Natural rubber will remain tight for the foreseeable futur…

Mesnac to launch high uniformity car TBM
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Mesnac, the Chinese machinery maker is in the final stages…

Tokyo NR : more records fall as prices rise further
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices jumped to new all-time highs on Tuesday on supply fear…

Trelleborg reports strong growth in 2010
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden --
Trelleborg has reported higher sales and stronger margins…

2010 rebound more robust than forecast
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
WASHINGTON (Feb. 14, 2011) - Tire demand and production in the U.S. rebounded …

Sumitomo doubles net income on 15% higher sales
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
KOBE, Japan (Feb. 14, 2011) - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) more than …

Nolato adds Silicone operations in US
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
TOREKOV, Sweden -- Nolato Medical has addedliquid silicone injection molding t…

Ford picks Hankook tire for Explorer
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
WAYNE, N.J. (Feb. 14, 2011)-Ford Motor Co. has selected a 20-inch version of…

Titan to Implement Aftermarket Price Increase
Added: 15 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan Internationa…

Tokyo NR pushes to new all-time highs
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices jumped to new all-time highs over the weekend on suppl…

Tire Technology opens in Cologne tomorrow
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- The world's tyre industry will meet in Cologne starting to…

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

Apollo Tyres resurrects Eastern Europe plans - reports
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- A string of reports coming out of India following Apollo Tyre…

Ford leads the way as automakers embrace weight-loss
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan (Bloomberg) -- Six months after arriving at Ford Motor Co. f…

Pirelli completes placing of Euro 500 million debt
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has successfully concluded the placement o…

Editorial: Asia, India rising rapidly as carbon black powerhouses
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- A change in ownership of a carbon black company shows the inc…

Conti hiking US passenger, light truck tyre prices
Added: 14 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Fort Mill, South Carolina -- Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. is raising…