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Sid Richardson to boost carbon black prices
Added: 11 May 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
From Rubber and Plastics News
Akron, Ohio -- Sid Richardson Carbon Co. said i…

Pirelli becomes official GP3 racing series tyre supplier
Added: 11 May 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has been appointed as the official tyre supplier to th…

ContiTech secures EU funding for Hungarian hose training
Added: 11 May 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany -- With funding from the Hungarian State and European Union, …

Rhodia opens new polyamide development centre
Added: 11 May 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Lyon, France -- Chemical company Rhodia officially opened its Technyl Innovati…

Bridgestone's Tennessee plant hit by flooding
Added: 11 May 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Lavergne, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Americas' plant in LaVergne, Tennessee, f…

Delticom's online tyre sales up 46 percent
Added: 11 May 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany -- Online tyre retailer Delticom AG has reported revenues up …

Lanxess, TSRC to build Chinese plant for nitrile rubber
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess and Taiwan's TSRC Corporation will enter into a…

Bridgestone also reports recovery in Q1
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has reported much stronger sales in the three month…

Global tyre industry studied from Asian perspective
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- China Research & Intelligence has published a new report ti…

Pirelli doubles earnings on 16% higher sales
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, Italy --Pirelli & C. S.p.A. closed the quarter ended March 31 with “s…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 May 2010)
Added: 7 May 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone raises expectations for first-half profits
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp has revised upwards its projections for sales and pr…

Snapshot of Mexican tyre market is published
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Snapdata International Group has published a new report tit…

Michelin to make 2396 supersport tyres for 599 Ferrari
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin is supplying custom-built tyres for the limited editon Ferra…

Showa Denko reports higher CR sales
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- In reporting its first quarter results, Japanese chemical company sai…

Goldsmith & Eggleton joins IISRP
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Synthetic rubber distributor Goldsmith & Eggleton has join…

Koppers reports stronger carbon sales
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Koppers Holdings Inc. said carbon sales increased …

Pirelli brings forward capacity expansion plans
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli is to raise capacity in its low cost tyre factories an…

Bridgestone Diversified Products restructures in China
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone has set up a company to oversee its diversified products …

Cooper's 1st quarter results improve from '09
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net income of $12 million f…