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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…