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Armstrong to set up two plants in China
Added: 3 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Singapore -- Armstrong Industrial Corp. said it aims to nearly double its ma…

Michelin 'laying groundwork' to improve Indiana tyre plant
Added: 3 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, South Carolina - A United Steelworkers (USW) local president told …

China to end subsidies to spur sales in rural, farm regions
Added: 3 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Beijing -- The Chinese government will end subsidies for vehicles sales in rur…

Former EaglePicher unit sold to private equity firm
Added: 3 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Gasket materials supplier Wolverine Advanced Materials …

ERJ wishes visitors a happy holiday period with plenty of good company and good cheer
Added: 24 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- ERJ's offices are now closing for a few days. This will be the last …

Hankook picks Indonesia for $353M tyre plant
Added: 23 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has selected a site near Bekasi, I…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 Dec 2010)
Added: 23 Dec 2010
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo extends operations into Bangladesh
Added: 23 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyre has introduced some of its best-performing comme…

ETRMA reports on end-of-life tyres
Added: 23 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The 2010 edition of ETRMA's End-of-life tyres Management brochure …

Yokohama adds solar power to Japan R&D facility
Added: 23 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hiratsuka, Japan -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has installed a solar photovoltai…

Sibur, Reliance sign Butyl plant deal
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi -- Sibur Holding and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) have formalis…

NR prices 'Out of Control' - IRCo
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) has published a blo…

Lanxess to raise prices of polychloroprene
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is to increase prices for its Baypren brande…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 Dec 2010)
Added: 22 Dec 2010
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Freudenberg develops rubber-based CV joint
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg has developed a new form of elastomer-based c…

RMA says Winter tyres are most common in Quebec
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mississauga, Ontario -- The Rubber Association of Canada has released their fi…

Continental denies it plans to drop Schaeffler merger plan
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt, Germany (Reuters) -- German supplier Continental AG today denied a …

UK Tranport Minister admits mistakes on Winter tyres
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Following a debacle over a week ago, the UK Transport Minister, Phil…

Amerityre announces new PU compound for heavy duty forklifts
Added: 22 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boulder City, Nevada -- Amerityre Corp. said it has developed a new material f…

Styron predicts 10% growth for S-SBR
Added: 21 Dec 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff report
London -- Styron expects demand for solution-SBR to grow at 10 perce…