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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…

Hankook hits $1 billion sales in N. America; pledges better supply

Added: 28 Jan 2011

By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff (TB)

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico -- Hankook Tire America Corp. is pledging imp…

Serious regulatory, legislation issues concern tyre and rubber industry in US

Added: 28 Jan 2011

By Miles Moore, ERJ staff (R&PN)

Washington DC -- Wouldn't Congressional cooperation be nice this ye…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 Jan 2011)

Added: 28 Jan 2011

(24 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Marangoni raises prices of retread materials

Added: 28 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Verona, Italy -- Marangoni Retreading Systems announces a price increase in al…

Next up, bio-isoprene from paper pulp waste

Added: 28 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Madison, Wisconsin -- Scarab Genomics and the Wisconsin Institute for Sustai…

Renault to sell own-brand tyres in UK

Added: 28 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Renault UK has broken a taboo in the tyre industry, by launching its…

Hankook to launch 'enfren' eco-optimised tyre line in US

Added: 28 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico -- Hankook Tire America Corp. will roll out three key …

Avon's Slabbert named CEO of the year

Added: 28 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Peter Slabbert, chief executive of Avon Rubber PLC was honoured with…

Yokohama joins UK tyre group

Added: 28 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Yokohama HPT Ltd. has extended its membership of the UK TyreSafe gro…

SaarGummi announcement expected in next few weeks

Added: 27 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Saarbrucken, Germany -- Administrators for the financially-troubled Saargummi …

NR price rises push synthetic prices upward

Added: 27 Jan 2011

By Miles Moore, ERJ staff (R&PN)

Tokyo -- Natural rubber prices hit all-time high. That's been a com…

NR prices resume upward trend

Added: 27 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Natural rubber (NR) prices remained stable or increased slightly ove…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Jan 2011)

Added: 27 Jan 2011

(27 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

India releases Rubber stats for October

Added: 27 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kottatam, India -- The Rubber Board of India has published the October issue o…