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Malaysian NR output increased in May

Added: 14 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kuala Lumpur -- A total of 65,254 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) was produced i…

Styron finds footing as a stand-alone company

Added: 14 Jul 2010

By Mike McNulty ERJ staff (R&PN)

Midland, Michigan -- Styron llc bolted out of the gate with a clear…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 July 2010)

Added: 14 Jul 2010

(17 items)

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

Conti's handcrafted tyres on road at Tour de France

Added: 14 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Hanover, Germany -- Continental is supplying handmade high-tech tyres to six o…

UK industrial rubber goods studied

Added: 14 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Plimsoll Publishing Ltd has published a new report titled, …

Titan announces management changes

Added: 14 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. and it's subsidiary Titan Wheel C…

Carbon black used in wireless test

Added: 14 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (PRW)

Datchet, UK -- IDC Models has used a very high density of carbon black in a m…

Koreans to make TPMS mandatory from 2013

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Seoul -- Korea's Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs has introduc…

European car production picks up - ACEA

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- Vehicle production in Europe is picking up, compared to the low le…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 July 2010)

Added: 13 Jul 2010

(20 items)

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

Global tyre makers compared

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Plimsoll has published a new report titled, Tyre Manufacturers - Wor…

Hankook opens global education centre in Daejon plant

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Daejeon, Korea -- Hankook Tire has established a Global Education Centre at it…

Short report published on Continental

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Continental AG - SWOT …

Expansion, addition to boost Cabot capacity

Added: 13 Jul 2010

By Brad Dawson, ERJ Staff (R&PN)

BOSTON-Cabot Corp. is adding production capacity at sites in the As…

Latvian component maker touts for compounding business

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Riga, Latvia -- JSC Baltijas Gumijas Fabrika makes both rubber goods and compo…

IISRP adds Golden Tex as affiliate

Added: 13 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Houston, Texas -- Synthetic rubber distributor Golden Tex has joined the Int…

Evonik restructures carbon black unit: sell-off now more likely

Added: 12 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanau, Germany -- Evonik has spun off its carbon black activity into a separat…

Freudenberg to grow rail activities, withdraw from gasket unit

Added: 12 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Group has said it is talking to seal manufact…

ETRMA publishes annual report

Added: 12 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- The ETRMA (European Tyre and Rubber Manufactures' Association) has…

Conti places Euro 750 million Eurobond

Added: 12 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hannover, Germany -- Continental has succesfully placed a Eurobond issue worth…