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Bridgestone raises tyre prices in Japan
Added: 10 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp is raising the prices of tyres in Japan by up to 15 …

Michelin raises tyre prices in Europe
Added: 10 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin is raising prices of all its tyres i nEurope due to increase…

OTR antidumping duties-is anyone really happy? 'Level playing field' debated as case winds through court
Added: 10 Feb 2011
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter (TB)
Washington DC -- Stiff antidumping and coun…

Hankook appoints new MD in the UK
Added: 10 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Daventry, UK -- Hankook in the UK has appointed Gang Seung
Lee (Tony) as managi…

Eurotire opens office in Kazakhstan
Added: 10 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Karaganda, Kazakhstan -- Eurotire has opened an office in Kazakhstan's northe…

Momentive expands UV cured silicones for medical applications
Added: 10 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials increased its range of UV-…

NR prices jump again as Chinese return after Spring Holiday
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices jumped again overnight as trading picked up again afte…

Nokian Tyres to add capacity, following strong growth in 2010
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland - Nokian Tyres group's net sales increased by 32.5 percent t…

Ansell reports higher sales, profits for 6 months
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Victoria, Australia - Ansell Ltd has reported sales up by 9 percent …

News from elsewhere on the web (09 February 2011)
Added: 9 Feb 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

KKPC completes 120 kt BR expansion in Yeosu, Korea
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yeosu, Korea - Korea Kumho Petrochemical said it has completed a previously-an…

Yokohama's Russian plant starts ramp-up this year
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lipetsk, Russia - Oleg Korolyov, Governor of the Lipetsk region has said that …

Avon Rubber to expand US site
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cadillac, Michigan - Avon Protection Systems Inc. plans to expand one of its…

European butadiene market studied
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- GBI Research has published a new report titled, Butadiene Market In …

Freudenberg unit to build silicone products plant in Costa Rica
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Carpinteria, California - Helix Medical, LLC, a global manufacturer for the me…

Global polyester markets studied
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
California - Global Industry Analysts has published a new report titled, Polye…

US tyre consortium reports record growth
Added: 9 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Portland, Oregon -- US-based confederation of tyre dealers, Tire Factory anno…

Hexpol 2010 results show strong growth, bigger margins
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm - International compounding group Hexpol AB has reported much strong…

NR prices jump above $6 in Singapore
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved slightly higher overnight, in particular prices …

India names new head of Rubber Board
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India -- effective immediately, Smt. Sheela Thomas, IAS has taken ov…