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IRSG announces new website
Added: 5 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The IRSG has re-launched its website, and now publishes limited d…

US roofing body recycles EPDM
Added: 5 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bethesda, Maryland -- In the latest update of its ongoing recycling program, t…

Apollo Tyres is developing global brand strategies
Added: 4 Mar 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Geneva, Switzerland -- For Apollo Tyres the top priority is to develop a gl…

Conti's Chinese tyre plant to be on stream by end of 2010
Added: 4 Mar 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Geneva, Switzerland -- Continental expects to bring its new Chinese plant o…

Helvoet Pharma to open rubber unit in India
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helvoetsluijs, Netherlands -- Helvoet Pharma is to build its own manufacturing…

Lanxess negotiating to buy Eliokem - reports
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Press reports suggest that Lanxess is negotiating to bu…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Mar 2010)
Added: 4 Mar 2010
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper Tire to raise ownership stake in China JV
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will increase its ownership in its C…

Bridgestone Europe improves OE position
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone said it has strengthened its position in the European …

Lanxess re-opens rubber chemical plant in India
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen - Lanxess has re-opened its anti-oxidant plant in India. The compan…

UK rubber products industry studied
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Plimsoll Analysis has published a new report titled, 2010 P…

Kraton reports loss for 2009, but strong sales in Q4
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. reported a full-year loss …

Nicolin replaces Tough at Ansell
Added: 4 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Red Bank New Jersey -- Magnus Nicolin has succeeded Doug Tough as CEO and ma…

Nolato increases medical capacity in Sweden
Added: 3 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Nolato MediTech is moving medical goods manufacture from…

Dow selling Styron Division to private equity firm
Added: 3 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co. has found a buyer for its Styron Divi…

Goodyear settles with former army reservist
Added: 3 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- The US Justice Department said it has reached a settlement …

Tenneco forms venture in China
Added: 3 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Changchun, China -- Automotive parts and systems maker Tenneco Inc. has crea…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 March 2010)
Added: 3 Mar 2010
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Cooper back in black for 2009
Added: 3 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. rebounded for a $219.4 million loss …

Conti UK offers PS3 for best online driving skills
Added: 3 Mar 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Continental Tyres in the UK has released a new online driving game t…