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Freedonia publishes report on global tyre and rubber
Added: 29 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Rubber &…

Toyo picks site for Chinese tyre plant
Added: 29 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has picked Zhangjiagang City as th…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Jan 2010)
Added: 29 Jan 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Silicone eliminates rubber gaskets from oil pan seals
Added: 29 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany -- Wacker Chemie has developed a new silicone rubber specifica…

Staedtler uses TPE compound in Wopex pencil
Added: 29 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Waldkraiburg, Germany -- it looks like a pencil; it writes like a pencil, but …

Conti follows Sumitomo down Enasave route
Added: 29 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover -- Continental AG has published a brief report on the comppound devel…

Global industrial rubber goods report re-published
Added: 29 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc.has published a old report ti…

Researchers develop power source from silicone rubber
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Princeton, New Jersey -- researchers at Princeton University have successfully…

Sibur's tyre and rubber output fell 30 percent in 2009
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Russian chemical manufacturer Sibur Enterprises said it produced 339…

Cabot sold 24 percent more carbon black in Q1
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts --Cabot Corp. reported net income of $29 million for the…

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

Supplier of pedals pushes responsibility onto Toyota
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
DETROIT -- The auto parts supplier fingered in Toyota Motor Corp.'s recent rec…

Strategic growth, cuts help Veyance through the storm
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
FAIRLAWN, Ohio-A two-year string of expansions and acquisitions have proved …

Pirelli claims leadership in environmental sustainability
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli claims leadership in sustainability. The independently-…

Hankook's Hungary plant ships 10 millionth tyre
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rácalmás, Hungary -- In January 2010 Hankook Tire recorded the 10 millionth …

Michelin, Volvo team up for development
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin and the Volvo Group are to work together on innovation projec…

Apollo hosts dealer conference in India
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres brought together its high performing Business P…

Nike to release "green" rubber patents
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Davos, Switzerland -- Mark Parker, Nike, Inc. president and CEO, said his comp…

ERJ seeks information from rubber machinery suppliers
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Each year, ERJ reports on the global rubber machinery business. Part of the re…

Momentive acquires Continental's tyre application lab
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials USA Inc. has acquired a 22…