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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…

Yokohama reports lower sales, net loss for year ended March 2009

Added: 12 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced a net loss of Yen 5700 …

News from elsewhere on the web (12 May 2009)

Added: 12 May 2009

(18 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama moves to phase two of Grand Design plan

Added: 12 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has moved into the second phase of its Gra…

Yokohama sets up high pressure hose unit Düsseldorf

Added: 12 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said it has established Yokohama Indus…

Tokai closes temporary businesses

Added: 12 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo, Japan -- Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. has closed two temporary busines…

Stamford Tyres closes US office

Added: 12 May 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Charlotte, North Carolina -- Singapore-based tyre distributor Stamford Tyres C…