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ACS Rubber Division seeks award nominations
Added: 22 May 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio - The ACS Rubber Division is seeking nominations for six Scienc…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 March 2009)
Added: 22 May 2009
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

6 tyre importers challenge USW Chinese tyre imports petition
Added: 22 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington - Six US tyre importers are challenging a United Steel Workers (US…

Echa to hold second stakeholders day 27 May
Added: 22 May 2009
ERJ staff report (LW)
Helsinki -- The European Chemicals Agency (Echa) has announced that it will h…

Lanxess expands Qingdao rubber R&D centre
Added: 22 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has strengthened its R&D presence in Qingdao…

Conti contributes to tyre labelling debate
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has suggested that the EU tyre labelling requi…

Freudenberg supplies seals for Mercedes hybrid car
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg, a German manufacturer of rubber seals, is su…

Avon returns to profitability in first half of 2009
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Wiltshire, UK - For the first six months of 2009, ending 31 March, Avon Rubbe…

PolymerLatex to increase NBR latex prices
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Marl, Germany - PolymerLatex GmbH, a major producer of synthetic latex, is in…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 March 2009)
Added: 21 May 2009
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

UK Tyre safety campaign generates record interest
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London - UK-based TyreSafe, a not for profit non commercial organisation set …

Veyance conveyor compound wins mine safety certificate
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marysville, Ohio -- Veyance Technologies said its Goodyear-brand underground c…

iSmithers polymer conference looks for speakers
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Akron, Ohio - iSmithers and Smithers Rapra's “Polymers in Defence & Aerospa…

Delticom makes promising start in Q1 2009
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hannover, Germany - Delticom AG, a German internet-based tyre wholesaler sinc…

Songwon launches Japanese unit
Added: 21 May 2009
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Ulsan, South Korea - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. has establis…

Marshal Tyres re-brands identity
Added: 21 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Birmingham, UK - Marshal Tyres, a mid-range-to-budget brand produced by Kumho…

ExxonMobil adds butyl capacity in Japan
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. will increase its butyl rubber production capaci…

Cooper-Standard sales fall in first quarter
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper…

TPMS Study: direct systems are effective, indirect are not
Added: 20 May 2009
From Rubber & Plastics News
Washington DC - Analysis at the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin…

Michelin cuts cap-ex budget to shore up cash flow
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Group Michelin is cutting its capital expenditure …