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Rubber-based synthetic turf helps conserve environment in US
Added: 4 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Atlanta, Georgia - Synthetic turf installed in North America has a positive e…

Tokyo NR prices break through Yen 500 / $6
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices jumped overnight to new records, with man…

EC leaves rubber off list of 14 critical commodities
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - The European Commission yesterday launched a major raw materials in…

Pirelli adds Asian figures to tyre market data
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, italy -- Pirelli has added figures to its Tyre Market Watch website, sh…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Feb 2011)
Added: 3 Feb 2011
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ACEA sees mixed outlook for 2011 global vehicle sales
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The global automotive market situation is expected to remain mixed…

Noordemeer's team modifies surface of carbon black to boost interaction
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Twente, Netherlands -- A research team at the University of Twente has modifie…

Bridgestone renews DHL logistics contract in Sweden
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden --Bridgestone has renewed its contract with DHL Supply Chain…

Titan: Making 63-inch OTR tyres a challenge
Added: 3 Feb 2011
By Kathy McCarron, ERJ staff (TB)
BRYAN, Ohio-Producing the world's largest tyres is, to say the le…

Scottish Ministers aim to ensure winter tyre availability
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Edinburgh, Scotland -- Scottish Ministers have brought together a voluntary al…

Michelin donates equipment to Clemson for auto safety research
Added: 3 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, North Carolina -- Michelin Americas Research Co. has donated high…

Saargummi liquidation begins; financial solution expected this month
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Saarbrücken, Germany -- Saarbrücken District Court has officially opened pro…

Baoshan to produce super-strength steelcord
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- Chinese steel producer Baoshan Iron & Steel Pipe Division c…

NR prices on the rise again
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices are on the increase once more. A blog on …

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Feb 2011)
Added: 2 Feb 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Keyuan, Ningbo Tech develop applications for rubber industry
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ningbo, China -- Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. has signed an agreement with Ning…

ARPM assumes role of representing US rubber industry internationally
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Iindianapolis, Indiana -- The US-based Association for Rubber Products Manuf…

Bridgestone Bandag hikes US prices on truck, bus tyres
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Muscatine, Iowa -- Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bri…

US company offers self-inflating wheel systems
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tustin, California -- Wheelpump Corp. has developed an on-wheel pump to mainta…

UK Environment Agency seeks information on tyre dump
Added: 2 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, UK -- The UK Environment Agency is seekign information on 150 illegall…