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Dow Corning posts record sales, profits in 2010
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Corning Corp. reported record results for 2010, wit…

NR prices sink in Tokyo, but remain above $6
Added: 7 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved slightly lower over the weekend, but remained ab…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 Feb 2011)
Added: 7 Feb 2011
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Trelleborg completes purchase of Watts Tyres
Added: 7 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Trelleborg completed its acquisition of UK-company Watts …

Sagami reports theft of 700,000 polyurethane condoms
Added: 7 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atsugi, Japan -- Sagami Rubber Industries has reported the suspected theft of …

Female Health Co reports lower profits in Q1
Added: 7 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago, Illinois -- Sales and profits at the Female Health Company fell in th…

IRCo uncomfortable with NR prices above $6
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices jumped overnight to new records in Tokyo,…

Rhein Chemie to add capacity for bladders in Argentina
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Buenos Aires - Rhein Chemie plans to expand bladder production by 40 percent a…

Kraton raises prices around the world
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton has announced price increases in many of its products…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Feb 2011)
Added: 4 Feb 2011
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Renault's Motrio brand made by Continental
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hertfordshire, UK - Renault UK Ltd., the United Kingdom sales arm of French ca…

Toyo reports sales and profits up in the first nine months
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd has reported higher sales and profi…

Lanxess recruits Beiersdorf man to replace Zachert
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess has named former Beiersdorf AG CFO, Dr. Bernha…

Japanese car makers compete to have best fuel economy - JAMA
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - - Fuel economy is becoming a priority for Japanese car buyers and mak…

Du Pont's Danisco bid clears US antitrust hurdle
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wilmington, Delaware -- On Jan. 28, DuPont announced the waiting period under …

Tenneco reports loss on record sales for 2010
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lake Forest, Illinois -- Tenneco Inc. reported a fourth quarter net loss of $1…

Toyo raises tyre prices in Japan
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Toyo Tires said it will raise prices of passenger car and light truck…

Pirelli completes F1 testing in Valencia
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Valencia, Spain -- Pirelli said its first official test of 2011 as exclusive s…

Demand for rubber products on the rise says ChinaPlas
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Guangzhou, China - Demand for rubber products is on the rise in China, accord…

Kraton aims to raise $200 million to restructure debts
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC and Kraton Polymers Capital Corporation,…