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Dow raises prices on synthetic rubber
Added: 27 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Effective 1 April, 2008 or as contract terms allow, Dow…

Zeon will not appeal against NBR fine issued by EU
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo, Japan -- Zeon Corp. said it has decided it will not appeal to the Court…

Market report into antioxidants published
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Konstanz, Germany -- Ceresana research has published a new study into the glob…

Long-E works on TPMS standards in China
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shenzen, China -- Long-E International, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive el…

News from elsewhere on the web 26/March/08
Added: 26 Mar 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

HT Italy buys MIR out of insolvency
Added: 26 Mar 2008
Brescia, Italy -- MIR one of Italy's best-known brands of injection moulding machinery has been sav…

Lear to make tyre monitors in China
Added: 26 Mar 2008
Beijing, China -- Automotive interior components supplier Lear Corp. will begin producing tyre pres…

Michelin's US truck operations outline Smartway products
Added: 26 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Louisville, Kentucky -- Michelin's North American truck operations has release…

Green rubber to begin trials of retreads using recycled content
Added: 25 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Green Rubber, the Malaysian-owned rubber recycling business, said it…

Michelin releases tyre data for February
Added: 25 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

As yuan rises, so do prices of Chinese parts
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Shanghai, China - Rising costs, including labour, have eroded China's status as a low-cost source o…

News from elsewhere on the web 25/March/08
Added: 25 Mar 2008
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess raises rubber chemical prices
Added: 25 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is to increase its prices worldwide for rubbe…

Kneader, Rutil join products in test unit
Added: 25 Mar 2008
By Brad Dawson, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Stow, Ohio-Rubber machinery companies Kneader Machinery…

Pelmar Engineering buys machinery from Slovak plant
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Ramat Hasharon, Israel -- Used machinery dealer Pelmar Engineering Ltd. has acquired all of the pro…

Bridgestone to boost radial aircraft tyre capacity
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is planning to boost the scale of new radial aircraft tyre capacity bein…

Michelin to tie OE tyre prices to oil prices
Added: 25 Mar 2008
Paris -- Group Michelin, citing soaring oil prices, is launching a new pricing system for its origi…

Cooper recalls 48 000 light truck tyres
Added: 25 Mar 2008
WASHINGTON (March 24, 2008) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has recalled 48,037 light truck tyres, Load …

News from elsewhere on the web 19/March/08
Added: 19 Mar 2008
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Trelleborg acquires MacDermid Offset Printing Blankets in US
Added: 19 Mar 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg Engineered Systems has agreed to buy US compa…