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News from elsewhere on the web (14 March 2009)
Added: 14 May 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

K&K extruder system can make rubber strips from 0.5 to 4 mm
Added: 14 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Historically, any one who wanted a rubber strips of around…

JK Tyres tops Indian OE satisfaction ranking
Added: 14 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- JK Tyre ranks highest in customer satisfaction with original equi…

AirBoss of America's income, sales slide
Added: 14 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Newcastle, Ontario -- AirBoss of America Corp. recorded net income for the qua…

Alliance adds tractor and combine tyre size in US
Added: 14 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Denville, New Jersey -- Alliance Tire Co. USA Ltd. has introduced a size 800/7…

Kinugawa Rubber's full-year profits rise
Added: 14 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co Ltd reported sales down by 10 percent f…

ANRPC notes, 'drastic drop' in NR production
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) …

Tosoh to study capacity increase for CSM
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo Japan -- Tosoh Corp has issued a statement on the supply of chlorosulpho…

Daetwyler closes US plant, moves operations to Mexico
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marion, South Carolina -- Datwyler Rubber and Plastics is closing its rubber p…

IRSG updates outlook for elastomers report
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has published an upda…

India may put dumping duty on Chinese tyre presses
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi -- India's Directorate General of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties (DG…

Gerstenberger to head Conti's European retail unit
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Mill, South Carolina -- Andreas Gerstenberger has been promoted to Execu…

Yokohama announces organisational changes
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will change its internal management str…

Uncertainty makes FY 2009 projections impossible - Bridgestone
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- When releasing its full year results a few days ago, Bridgestone sli…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 May 2009)
Added: 13 May 2009
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Wacker completes Shanghai Tech centre
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich/Shanghai -- Munich-based chemical Group Wacker Chemie has completed the…

GM shares fall to 76-year low after 6 executives sell shares
Added: 13 May 2009
(Automotive News via Reuters) -- General Motors stock has plunged to a 76-year low, a day after a …

Chrysler bankruptcy may take up to 2 years, report says
Added: 13 May 2009
(Reuters via Automotive News) -- Chrysler LLC's bankruptcy may take as long as two years, instead o…

NGS offers Hypalon replacement from China
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trittau, Germany -- Thorsten Schneider of NGS Elastomers has contacted ERJ to …

Dow wants to sell its SBR, BR business
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Europe GmbH ("Dow") wants to sell its Synthetic Rubb…