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Indian rubber exports plunge 59 percent to 480 tonnes in October
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
New Delhi – Indian natural rubber exports fell by 59 percent to 480 tonnes in …

Continental raises earnings forecast on Chinese growth
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Hanover, Germany − Continental, Europe’s second-largest tire producer, raised …

China rules out buying Thai rubber reserves
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Singapore − Hopes that top rubber consumer China will follow purchases from Th…

Goodyear's target price raised to €17.76
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron − Argus upped their target price on shares of Goodyear from $22 (€16.28)…

Cooper Tire tells court its China partner was eyeing bid
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Wilmington, Delaware − Cooper Tire & Rubber’s partner in a Chinese joint ventu…

Pirelli eyes profit improvements through 2017
Added: 7 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (BD)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C SpA hopes to improve its operating earnings margin …

Concerns raised over Jamaican used-tire market
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kingston, Jamaica − Establishments across the country are selling substandard …

Cooper Tire in tentative deal with workers over merger
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Ohio − Cooper Tire & Rubber Co said it reached a tentative agreement with work…

Indian PM urged to help with rubber prices
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kerala, India − Ramesh Chennithala, KPCC (Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee) p…

Silicone shisha hoses designed for hookah smoking
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Shenzhen, China − TOGOHK, a leading manufacturer and wholesaler of silicone ru…

Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at Tokyo Motor Show
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo − Yokohama Rubber plans to participate in the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show 2013…

Dutch design studio features latex casts of derelict buildings
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands − Shrouds of latex cast from derelict buildings han…

Malaysian rubber price closes lower on lack of demand
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Kuala Lumpur – The rubber price closed lower today (6 November) on lack of dem…

Rubber swings near one-month low on oil rebound
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok, Thailand − Rubber swung between gains and losses, trading near a one-…

Cooper Tire introduces new Mastercraft off-road tire
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Ohio − Cooper Tire announced the introduction of a new Mastercraft premium off…

Thai rubber protesters to end part of their blockade
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Bangkok, Thailand − Rubber protesters agreed on 3 November to stop blockading …

Portage Precision expands into US silicone mixing field
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (RN)
Ohio − Portage Precision Polymers Inc has expanded into silicone mixing with t…

MESNAC to open Research and Technical Center in the US
Added: 6 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Akron – MESNAC announced on 1 November that it will open a Research and Techni…

Brothers orphaned by tsunami set up flip-flop business to help children
Added: 5 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
London − Rob and Paul Forkan lost their parents in the 2004 tsunami, but with …

Dow Corning launches new sealant
Added: 5 Nov 2013
ERJ staff report (TP)
Michigan − Dow Corning Corporation, a leader in silicones, has launched its MP…