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IISRP announces programme for 52nd AGM in Seoul
Added: 18 Nov 2010
Houston, Texas - The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) has releas…

Have you seen this window?
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Before the outbreak of World War II, three stained glass panels at t…

Cooper-Standard posts improved results
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. nearly doubled its third-qua…

Birla reports stable profits on higher sales
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India -- Kesoram Industries has reported its results for the three mo…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 Nov 2010)
Added: 18 Nov 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

PPE Installs 2m O-Ring moulding machine
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Blackburn, UK -- Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE) has installed the UK's la…

Canadians use kitty litter to gain ice traction
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Canada -- In a national survey released by Canadian Tire, Canadians i…

Parker purchases Gulf Coast Seal Ltd.
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Parker Hannifin Corp. has acquired Gulf Coast Seal Ltd. i…

Schaeffler reports strong Q3
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Herzogenaurach, Germany -- Schaeffler Group reported healthy results for the t…

Kinsey Institute reports on a decade of research into condom use
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bloomington, Indiana -- A research team from Indiana University has painstakin…

Global contraceptive markets studied
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Global Industry Analyst has published a new report titled, Global Co…

RMA survey: 28 million vehicles have at least one bald tyre
Added: 18 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Twenty-eight million vehicles-nearly 11 percent of the cars a…

Canadian rubber recycler sold to unnamed buyer
Added: 17 Nov 2010
Toronto, Ontario - The Penrose Group Inc., a leading Canadian consulting and mergers and acquisitio…

First tyres roll off Hankook's Hungarian expansion
Added: 17 Nov 2010
Rácalmás, Hungary - The first tyres are rolling off the production line of a new unit at Hankook …

Bankrupt Saargummi unit wins rescue package
Added: 17 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Banks and automotive customers have agreed a rescue pack…

Tyre sales recovery easing around the world
Added: 17 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales for the month …

Chain of events blows up NR costs
Added: 17 Nov 2010
By Miles Moore, ERJ staff (R&PN)
New York -- A “perfect storm†of circumstances-including floods…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 Nov 2010)
Added: 17 Nov 2010
(28 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Oudshoorn slams Chinese silica mixing
Added: 17 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Speaking at a press event in India, Rob Oudshoorn, CEO of Vre…

Tennessee offers Goodyear's Union City plant $2 million
Added: 17 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Union City, Tennessee -- Goodyear is considering a “no strings attached†$…