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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…

Cooper-Standard to close Ohio auto hose factory
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. said it will close its hos…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Feb 2011)
Added: 8 Feb 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Rubena supplies rubber dams to Africa
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zlin, Czech Republic -- Last year, in its first-ever supply of rubber dams to …

Rhein Chemie production to move from Madurai to Jhagadia
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India -- Lanxess' production facilities in Madurai, Tamil…

Goodbye, hydraulics: Electric steering saves fuel
Added: 8 Feb 2011
By David Sedgwick ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Electric power steering, like other fue…

Matador sells stake in Addis Tyre - report
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Local press reports suggest that Matador AS has sold…

OPINION: New tyres in Formula One just one of the changes for the new year
Added: 8 Feb 2011
By Roger Hart, ERJ staff report (TB / AW)
Yas Island, Abu Dhabi -- An interesting story line to keep…

Half of UK Motorists support winter tyre legislation - survey
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London --Nearly half of UK motorists would like to see winter tyres be made ma…

UK warns over pot-hole damage to under-inflated tyres
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Drivers are being advised by UK tyre lobby group, TyreSafe, that the…

Asia-Pacific butadiene market studied
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GBI Research has published a new report titled, Butadiene M…

TPC sets out plans to re-start Isobutylene feedstock production
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- TPC Group Inc. said it has begun a detailed engineering stud…

Michelin launches commercial service network
Added: 8 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MATT) is introduc…

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…