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Sumitomo to build 2nd tyre plant in China
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) is planning to build a $2…

Apollo chairman warns on NR prices
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochi, Kerala, India -- Apollo Tyres' Chairman, Onkar S Kanwar's address to th…

Cabot sees continued recovery in volumes, profits
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp says that although carbon black volumes re…

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

Titan's sales increase in Q2
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International reported sales for second quarter 2010…

Ford expected to close on Volvo sale to Geely next week
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
(Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. plans to complete its sale of Volvo Cars to Chi…

Continental targets 13% of turbocharger market
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
July 27 (Bloomberg) -- Continental AG, Europe's second-biggest car parts maker…

REACH-IT set for temporary closure next week
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implemen…

Michelin opens third phase of US advertising campaign
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. has launched the t…

Scientists study physics of rolling rubber band
Added: 29 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Scientists are studying how a rubber band rolls down an incline, depe…

Balkan conveyor belt maker wins IFC loan
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Suhareke, Kosovo -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is
providing a loan …

Flexsys margins hit 39 percent
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
St. Louis, Missouri -- In announcing record Q2 results, Solutia highlighted pr…

ANRPC to meet in Kochi in October
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kulala Lumpur -- The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)…

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

Carlisle Companies recovers in Q2
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Companies Inc. reported net sales from c…

CARB submits final tyre pressure rule
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Sacramento, California - California´s Air Resources Board (CARB) has filed it…

Cooper to re-state earnings data
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tires is to re-state its earnings figures for the thre…

Short report published on Sumitomo Rubber
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Sumitomo Rubber Indust…

Short report published on Silitech
Added: 28 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Silitech Technology Co…

Tomkins board accepts bid proposal
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - The board of Tomkins PLC has agreed a takeover bid by Pinafore Acquis…