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India prepares to plant genetically-modified rubber trees
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kerala - India has given the go-ahead for limited bio-safety trials of genetic…
Tokyo Rubber touches yen 400, then falls back
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - On 14 December, the six-month rubber price in Tokyo briefly touched ye…
Environmentalists issue suit against ExxonMobil's Baytown site
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Sierra Club and Environment Texas have filed a lawsuit in fe…
Skellerup issues higher profits forecast
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Limited (Skellerup) has issued…
BST pick contractor for Thai NBR plant
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok -- Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd subsidiary, BST Latex has awarded and e…
Trelleborg signs euro 80 million loan agreement
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Trelleborg has signed an agreement with the European Investment B…
Sarlink used as roof seal in Chinese car
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shenzen, China -- Sarlink thermoplastic vulcanisate (TPV) elastomer is being …
IISRP begins online registration for 2011 meeting
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Registration has opened for the International Institute of…
DATL appoints technologists
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has strengthened its …
Sarawak to cut down forests for oil palm plantation - report
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuching, Malaysia -- The Sarawak government intends to convert one million hec…
Lanxess to buy DSM's EPDM business for euro 310 million
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has agreed in principle to buy DSM Elastomers…
Yule Catto buys PolymerLatex
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Yule Catto & Co plc has agreed to acquire PolymerLatex from TowerBro…
WTO rejects China's appeal of US tyre tariffs
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Geneva, Switzerland -- The World Trade Organisation has rejected China's pe…
Titan to buy Goodyear European, Latin American farm tyre business
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Titan Tire Corp. has agreed to buy Goodyear's European and Lati…
Brisa buys Bandag unit
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Istanbul -- Brisa agreed to buy the Turkish operations of American based tyre …
News from elsewhere on the web (14 Dec 2010)
Added: 14 Dec 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…
DeltiCom takes controlling stake in Asian tyre retail portal
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - Delticom AG has bought a majority stake in Singapore-based …
Last Chance for Tire Technology Award nominations
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dorking, UK -- There just a day left to submit your nominations for the Tire T…
Bridgestone opens training centre
Added: 14 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corporation held the opening ceremony for the completion …
NR hits $4.70 record in Japan
Added: 13 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Japan - Natural rubber prices have continued to increase in recent weeks, as f…
