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

ITEC: Tyre producers have little control over the costs of raw materials
Added: 13 Oct 2010
By Ed Noga, ERJ staff (TB)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Tyre and synthetic rubber companies share a common pro…

AIAG adapts RFID standard, B-11 to global agreement
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Detroit, Michigan -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and EPCglob…

Kuczkowski wins Charles Goodyear Medal
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Joseph A Kuczkowski, noted for his work in the eluci…

Freudenberg-NOK to report results of 10-year study into elastomers and adhesives
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership will on Thursday pre…

IRCo reports on ANRPC meeting
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochin, India -- The International Rubber Consortium Limited (IRCo) has issued…

China auto sales rise 19% in September on incentives
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai, China (Bloomberg) -- China's passenger-car sales to dealerships quic…

IISRP welcomes new affiliate member
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers …

Nokian does well in magazine tyre tests
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 studded tyre has won several Finn…

Chinese flame retardant market studied
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GCiS has published a new report titled, Assessment of China…

Court tells US to scrap import duties on Chinese tyres
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - The United States Court on International Trade has said the US Comm…

Bridgestone adds detail to India capacity - reports
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kheda, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Bridgestone India held a press conference yest…

Euro Rubber Lines buys Clairoix equipment
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clairoix, France -- Clairoix, France - Euro Rubber Lines, a UK-based rubber eq…