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News from elsewhere on the web (28 April 2010)
Added: 28 Apr 2010
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Schwalbe founder Bohle dies aged 75
Added: 28 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Reichshof, Germany -- Ralf Bohle, founder of tyre brand Schwalbe and Ralf Bohl…

SEMA modifying trade show's top vehicle programme
Added: 28 Apr 2010
Tire Business staff report
Diamond Bar, California -- The 'Vehicle Manufacturer of the Show' program…

Rhodia's silica sales up 33% in Q1
Added: 28 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Paris -- Rhodia Silcea, a silica and diphenol subsidiary of the French company…

Yokohama wins CDC award, again
Added: 28 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Tokyo -- Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), part of the Yokohama Rubber gr…

Eagle Elastomer's Brown dies at 69
Added: 27 Apr 2010
Rubber and Plastics News staff report
Cuyahoga Falls -- David Brown, 69, one of the founders of Eagl…

EU CV registrations up for first time in 2 years
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels -- Figures published by the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' …

Joint venture funds tyre chip converter
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- Plateau Mineral Development has entered a joi…

Cooper Tire appoints Lewis as Singapore NR buyer
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Nigel Lewis as managin…

Kraton to invest $27M at Ohio plant for IR production
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers Inc., a producer of styrenic blo…

IRSG looks to refine NR, SR forecasting
Added: 27 Apr 2010
Rubber and Plastics News Staff
Qingdao, China -- To more clearly project global rubber production an…

China slaps high tariffs on imported nylon 6
Added: 27 Apr 2010
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter (Tire Business)
Beijing -- The Chinese Ministry of Commer…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 April 2010)
Added: 27 Apr 2010
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Cooper Tire to raise prices 1 June, confirms possible F1 tyre supply
Added: 27 Apr 2010
Adapted from Tire Business & Rubber and Plastics News staff reports
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & R…

Sartomer increases monomer and oligomers prices in Americas
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Exton, Pennsylvania - Sartomer USA llc will increase prices for its monomers a…

Benecke-Kaliko enters partnership with Tatsuta
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Benecke-Kaliko, Continental's automotive interior sheetin…

EPDM Coatings highlights liquid rubber range
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Shelton, Connecticut -- EPDM Coatings llc has highlighted the performance bene…

Sid Richardson's Jones pushes energy reduction
Added: 26 Apr 2010
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina -- The carbon black …

RMA against proposed ozone rule
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Washington -- Concerned about the burdensome effect it will have on the US tyr…

Titan's sales down in Q1, prices to increase
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. has reported sales of $196.4 mill…