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Lion Copolymer restarts 2 plants
Added: 9 Sep 2008
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Lion Copolymer LLC's EPDM and SBR plants are back in action, following th…

SRF buys Thai Baroda tyre conversion unit; Industex belt fabric
Added: 9 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- SRF Ltd, the Indian polyester maker, said it has bought Th…

Michelin launches new farm tyre
Added: 9 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has launched a new tractor tyre called the OmniBib 70 Series…

Sinochem buys control of Singaporean NR company, GMG Global
Added: 9 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong -- Sinochem International said it has acquired a 51 percent stake in…

China to maintain SBR duties for at least a year
Added: 9 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) has said it began on Tuesday …

News from elsewhere on the web (09 Sept 2008)
Added: 9 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Sumitomo to buy Hwa Fong's Thai No 2 plant
Added: 8 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries has said it intends to buy one of Hw…

New sales director at Mitas
Added: 8 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague, Czech Republic -- Mitas AS has appointed Andrew Mabin to the post of …

Eliokem raises Pliocord prices again
Added: 8 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Villejust, Paris -- Eliokem has announced further price increases for its Plio…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Sept 2008)
Added: 8 Sep 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Fenner anticipates good results
Added: 8 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Fenner PLC has said it expects to report strong results for the 12 m…

Sunoco joins IISRP as affiliate
Added: 8 Sep 2008

Goodyear to cut truck tyre production across Europe
Added: 5 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colmar-Berg, Luxemburg - Goodyear Luxembourg has informed staff that the produ…

SmarTire, Schrader settle TPMS patent dispute
Added: 5 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, British Columbia,-- SmarTire Systems Inc. said it has settled its p…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 Sept 2008)
Added: 5 Sep 2008
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Skellerup converts loss to profit in year to June
Added: 5 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings has moved back into the black …

Ceat lays off employees at Bhandup for 2 days
Added: 5 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Ceat Ltd said it has laid off workers for two days at its fa…

Petlas cuts back on expansion plans
Added: 5 Sep 2008
Washington DC -- Turkish tyre maker Petlas Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS has obtained a $30 million l…

Conti sponsors round of World Cup soccer
Added: 5 Sep 2008
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG has been named an official sponsor for the qualifying round of S…

Short report looks at global tyre, rubber industry
Added: 5 Sep 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a short report titled, Global Tir…