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Samson marks 35 years in tyre equipment
Added: 29 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Sinfong Township, Taiwan -- Samson Machinery Inc. is marking 35 years in the t…

Refurbished venue will host Brityrex
Added: 29 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester, UK -- Brityrex, the UK tyre show, takes place on 5 - 7 October 201…

Lanxess to add butyl capacity in Belgium
Added: 28 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is to expand the production capacity of its b…

Yokohama to expand Thailand car tyre plant
Added: 28 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is to increase capacity for car and lig…

Europeans want to supply to BMW
Added: 28 Jun 2010
By Douglas Bolduc ERJ staff report (AN)
Bilbao, Spain -- BMW AG is the automaker that suppliers in E…

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

Rhein Chemie: Thinking green, saving green
Added: 28 Jun 2010
By Brad Dawson, ERJ staff (R&PN)
Chardon, Ohio-Rubber chemicals supplier Rhein Chemie Corp. has made…

Bridgestone to restructure F1 activities
Added: 28 Jun 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Brussels -- Bridgestone has said it will discontinue the manufacture of GP2…

Michelin forecasts future of tyres in Berlin
Added: 28 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Berlin -- Last Thursday and Friday, Michelin held an event at the ADAC Test Ce…

Lanxess to run a series of rubber days internationally
Added: 28 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Following the introduction of its original rubber day l…

Rubber prices hit new record in India
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Prices of natural rubber on Mumbai's NMCE (National Multi-…

European truck markets stabilise
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- In May 143,990 new commercial vehicles were registered in the EU, …

Lanxess raises prices for CR
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has increased its worldwide prices by up to …

US professor identifies enzyme for bio-isobutylene
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ames, Iowa -- Following announcements related to bio-isoprene and bio-butadien…

Atul buys Indian adhesive maker, Polygrip
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Atul Ltd, a Lalbhai Group Company has acquired Polygrip - Ind…

First tyre recycling centre opens in Chile
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Santiago, Chile -- Chile's first tyre recycling unit, Polambiente, has opened…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 June 2010)
Added: 25 Jun 2010
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

DeLapa joins SunBoss Chemicals
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Richmond Hill, Ontario -- Terry DeLapa, who is on track to be the first woma…

Toyota to restart China plant next week after vendor strike
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
SINGAPORE (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to resume production …

One step non-tyre rubber recycling and cleaning process
Added: 25 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
New York, US -- Plastics recycling and cleaning specialist Green EnviroTech Co…