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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

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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…

NR approaches $5 around the world

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Natural Rubber prices are once more hitting all-time highs. In Tokyo…

Cooper boosting ownership stakes in Mexico

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will increase its ownership of its …

News from elsewhere on the web (21 Dec 2010)

Added: 21 Dec 2010

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

EChA to work with US Environmental Protection Agency

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki -- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the United States Environ…

Conti to increase truck tyre prices in Europe

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany -- Continental said on 17 December that it will increase pric…

Titan locks out workers at 3 US tyre plants

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire Corp. has locked out union members at its three…

Trelleborg buys US seals distributor, Lutz

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stockholm, Sweden -- Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is to buy US company Lutz Sa…

Asia Carbon begins trading on NYSE

Added: 21 Dec 2010

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New York -- The parent of Taiyuan HongXing Carbon Black Limited, has begin tra…

Euro Rubber Lines offers equipment from Bridgestone Australia

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Blackpool, UK -- Euro Rubber Lines Ltd has branched out into the Asia-Pacific …

DOJ requires plant sale before approving deal

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Washington DC --The US Department of Justice said L.B. Foster Co. must dives…

Bridgestone hold quality conference

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. held its First Bridgestone Global TQM Conference on …

Michelin's Lifestyle unit to expand range

Added: 21 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stoke-on-Trent UK -- Michelin's lifestyle division is set to increase the rang…