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ContiTech acquires conveyor belt operations from Metso

Added: 1 Apr 2010

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Hannover -- ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group has acquired the operations  of Fle…

Yokohama opens store at Nurburgring

Added: 1 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. Has opened the “Yokohama Store”, man…

Bridgestone establishes sales company in Vietnam

Added: 1 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone has established a new tyre sales company based in Ho Chi …

Silane-based steel-rubber bonding patent leads to new tyre designs

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Cincinnati, Ohio -- Chief scientist of Ecosil, Emeritus Vanooij, and his co-in…

Lanxess raises prices for chloroprene rubber

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing prices for CR (chloroprene rub…

Bridgestone to build second tyre plant in India

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. plans to invest yen 50 000 million (Euro 400 millio…

ElringKlinger reports higher sales in second half

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger Group has reported an 11.9 percent de…

Marangoni claims strong position in Russian retread market

Added: 31 Mar 2010

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Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni Retreading Systems has made significant investmen…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 March 2010)

Added: 31 Mar 2010

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

TIA & SEMA join for global tyre expo

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Bowie, Maryland -- The Tire Industry Association (TIA) and Specialty Equipment…

Marangoni announces further price increases in Q2

Added: 31 Mar 2010

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Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni expects to increase prices again in the second qu…

Vystar files patent for more applications for its de-proteinised NR

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Atlanta, Georgia -- Vystar Corp said it has filed a provisional patent applica…

Bekaert releases annual report

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kortrijk, Belgium -- Steelcord supplier Bekaert has released its annual report…

Bridgestone Bandag names Damon vp of marketing

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Muscatine, Iowa -- Bridgestone Americas has promoted Scott Damon to vice presi…

Chinese rubber products market studied

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Reports from China has published a new report titled, China…

A1GP race series assets for sale

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

London -- The liquidator for A1 Grand Prix Operations Ltd. is selling the raci…

Pappas named as new Styron ceo

Added: 31 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Midland, Michigan -- STY Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of Bain Capital forme…

Daetwyler reports lower sales, profits for 2009

Added: 30 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Schattdorf, Switzerland -- Daetwyler Group reported positive sales and profits…

Apollo to invest $40 million in South Africa

Added: 30 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Durban, South Africa -- Apollo Tyres South Africa Ltd. will invest $40 million…

Kuraray to enter acrylic TPE business

Added: 30 Mar 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Kuraray is to establish facilities at its Niigata Plant to make 5000 …