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Yokohama donates to WWF
Added: 15 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., hasr donated around euro 4600 to the Wo…

Natural rubber prices breach $4.50 /kg in Shanghai
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore - Natural rubber prices are once more hitting mid-term highs across …

Malaysia's NR ouput rose in August
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia produced 80,643 tonnes of natural rubber in August. T…

Toyota audit finds 'misunderstanding' with suppliers over quality inspections
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Los Angeles, California (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. set out to audit su…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Oct 2010)
Added: 14 Oct 2010
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti proposes low grip prediction system
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Regensburg, Germany -- Automotive suppliers including Continental AG are bring…

ITEC speaker: US tyre makers in survival mode, preparing for end of China tariffs
Added: 14 Oct 2010
By Ed Noga, ERJ staff (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- The heavy tariffs levied by the US government on tyr…

Engel to show silicone technology at K show
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Schwertberg, Austria - Engel will demonstrate is expertise in silicone rubber …

Bridgestone wins ISO 9001 for European sales operations
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe's group of 18 national sales companies has been…

Canadian pyrolysis plant due on stream early next year
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Ontario -- A plant under construction in Sault Ste. Marie will extra…

ContiTech outlines railway airpsring business
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- At work between the rails and the passenger compartment, C…

US consumers think Goodyear is socially responsible
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company appears on a list of the 50 …

Lighter vehicles drive adhesives markets
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Frost & Sullivan has published a report titled, Global Auto…

Toyota says it will use more bio plastics in interiors
Added: 14 Oct 2010
Rhoda Miel, ERJ staff (AN / PN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to use a sugar cane-b…

Industrial protective clothing market studied
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose, California -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc. has published a new rep…

China to phase out cross-ply car tyres by 2015 - reports
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Reports in China's State-controlled media say that the country has …

Hankook to win permit for Indonesian factory this year - report
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta - Reuters is reporting that an Indonesian Government minister has anno…

Lion copolymer launches NSBR material
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Lion Copolymer, LLC, has announced the global introd…

Chinese OTR duties still due despite judge's reversal
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- The US federal government will continue to collect duties on off-t…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 Oct 2010)
Added: 13 Oct 2010
(29 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…