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China Rubber Information Conference - call for papers
Added: 9 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guilin, China -- China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) plans to hold The 10…

S I Group raises prices of phenolic resins
Added: 9 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Schenectady, new York -- SI Group, Inc., has announced a price increase up t…

EU amends tyre labelling proposal
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Last week the EU issued an amended proposal on the labelling of ty…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 July 2009)
Added: 8 Jul 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ETRMA publishes annual report
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels, Belgium -- The ETRMA (European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Associati…

Cooper officially launches fuel-efficient tyres
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber has officially launched its range of GFE…

Troester automates system to deliver consistent wall thickness in hoses
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nuremberg, Germany -- Troester has introduced a system which can automatically…

EPDM roofing shares slide while TPO grows in US
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
AKRON--Rubber single-ply membranes hold a firm place in the low-slope, comme…

Yokohama's 'orange' tyre goes on sale in US
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. has made its dB Super E-spec tyre …

Michelin closes tread pressing plant in Mexico
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Querétaro, Mexico -- Michelin North America Inc. closed its commercial truck …

Crumb Rubber receives funds from environmental investor
Added: 8 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Plymouth, UK -- Asset management company Foresight Group has made a £4m inves…

Henniges Grefrath may find investor -- report
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Grefrath, Germany -- Troubled German profiles maker, Henniges, may find an inv…

ElringKlinger increases stake in Chinese partner
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger AG ihas acquired an additional 10.0 …

News from elsewhere on the web (07 July 2009)
Added: 7 Jul 2009
(25 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Federal Mogul announces liquid elastomer mould compounds
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Southfield Michigan -- Federal-Mogul Corporation claims to have developed an i…

Michelin publishes progress report on sustainability goals
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has published the fourth edition of its Performance and Resp…

Lanxess aims to develop new rubber production process
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has officially launched a new multilateral c…

Wacker reorganises silicone elastomer distribution in Turkey
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
MUNICH, Germany (July 6, 2009)-Wacker A.G. has restructured distribution of …

Gates to close Iowa hose plant
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. plans to close its Boone, Iowa, facility as pa…

Pirelli agrees to buy Brazilian NR
Added: 7 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Santo Andre, Brazil -- Pirelli Tyre SpA has agreed to buy natural rubber produ…