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Cheng Shin wins Nissan OE approval - report
Added: 27 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taipei -- Cheng Shin has reportedly been granted OEM approvals for Nissan in J…

We're not sure if this is a joke or not....
Added: 27 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- A company called Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction has launched a…

European CV sales still on the rise
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - According to new data from ACEA, the European federation of vehicl…

Mitas targets early 2012 for Iowa factory start
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Charles City, Iowa - Mitas Tires North America Inc. has ordered 17 curing pr…

Rubber prices continue to ease - now around $5.60
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices have again eased significantly overnight.…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 January 2011)
Added: 26 Jan 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cabot sales jump in first quarter
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachussetts - Sales at carbon black maker Cabot Corp grew in the th…

Kwik-Fit to stock Apollo-brand tyres in Netherlands
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd said it has tied-up with Kwik-Fit to sell th…

Solutia to double Crystex capacity in Malaysia
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Missouri - Solutia Inc. will double capacity at its Crystex insolubl…

Ceat profit falls, despite strong sales
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Indian tyre maker Ceat Ltd reported strong sales for the three…

Nankang reports record sales in 2010
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Nankang Rubber Tire Corp.'s sales last year jumped 28.7 perc…

Zachert likely to leave Lanxess for Merck
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Darmstadt, Germany, -- Pharmaceutical firm Merck KGaA said Matthias Zachert, C…

Volvo to set up China headquarters in Shanghai
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai (Reuters) -- Volvo said it aims to become one of the leading luxury b…

Slow-down for Chinese New Year has begun
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shenzen, China - A Chinese mould maker for the plastics industry has warned th…

Avon Rubber continues recovery
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Avon Rubber said its first quarter trading has continued the positive…

Muncy appointed to BASF's asphalt polymer unit
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- BASF has appointed Steven Muncy as market develop…

Bridgestone Group donates to relief efforts in Australia
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- The Bridgestone Group said it has donated more than Â¥12.7 million (a…

VMI Americas to move to new building
Added: 26 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Stow, Ohio-- VMI Group's VMI Americas Inc. subsidiary is moving to a new bui…

L&T, Kobe to make mixers and extruders in Indian joint venture
Added: 25 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- India's Larsen & Toubro Limited and Kobe Steel, Ltd. have formed a 51…

NR prices eased overnight
Added: 25 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices eased significantly overnight.
In Tokyo, T…