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Gates marks 100 years since founding
Added: 1 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado - In 2011, Gates marks 100 years of innovation and service.
F…

Michelin joins US sustainable business initiative
Added: 1 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- Michelin North America is among the founding members of a new…

Tokai Rubber reports strong growth in third quarter
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo, Japan -- Tokai Rubber has released its consolidated financial results …

Birla Group confirms agreement to buy Columbian Chemicals
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mumbai - Aditya Birla Group is to buy US carbon black manufacturer Columbian …

DATL names Hancock as technical director
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Birmingham, England - Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd. (DATL) has appointed Marcus …

Japan's car production jumped 21.1% in 2010
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - The Japanese Automobile Manufacturers' Association (JAMA) has publish…

Aditya Birla to buy Columbian Chemicals - confirmed
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India-- Aditya Birla Group has entered into
a definitive agreem…

Nine-month sales, and profits rise at Yokohama
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo--The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today (31 January) that its sa…

Yokohama to add capacity in Philippines
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today (31 January) that it wo…

Tokyo NR prices fell on Monday
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices declined over the weekend and during trad…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 Jan 2011)
Added: 31 Jan 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Momentive raises SBR latex prices
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Columbus Ohio -- Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., said last week (27 Jan) t…

Swedish researchers find isothiocyanates created in rubber products
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gothenburg, Sweden -- Common rubber products can form isothiocyanates in conta…

IMF's World Economic Outlook says commodities to stay high
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva -- The International Monetary Fund has published its most recent versio…

Firestone launches roofing web app
Added: 31 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Indianapolis, Indiana -- Firestone Building Products Company, LLC, has unveile…

ERJ seeks information from machinery makers - deadline today
Added: 31 Jan 2011
To: Rubber and tyre machinery manufacturers
Each year, ERJ reports on the global rubber machinery b…

Daetwyler results show recovery in 2010
Added: 28 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf, Switzerland -- Daetwyler recovered further in 2010 as its markets rec…

Tokyo NR prices jump overnight
Added: 28 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices jumped overnight.
In Tokyo, Tocom's benchm…

Michelin planning $135 million R&D centre makeover
Added: 28 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Ladoux, France -- Group Michelin is planning a massive makeover/modernisation …

Hankook's global sales push through KRW 5 trillion
Added: 28 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire reported global sales of KRW 5.4 trillion (euro 3…