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Bridgestone sales, earnings up
Added: 12 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. cited double-digit growth in sales and earnings for …

Thai rubber cooperatives demand help
Added: 12 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Pattaya, Thailand – The Thai government should adopt a policy of reducing rubb…

Cooper to exhibit at Moscow motor show
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Melksham, UK – Cooper Tire Europe will showcase its range of high-performance, winter and 4x4 offer…

Nairit's Moscow court hearing slated for 23 August
Added: 12 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Yerevan, Armenia – The Moscow Court of Arbitration will hear a claim by CIS In…

Tire services company prosecuted for safety failings
Added: 8 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Bootle, UK – A Somerset, England tire services company has been fined after a …

Indian government turns to private sector to ease condom shortage
Added: 8 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Faced with a shortage of condoms in its public health services, the Indian hea…

Bridgestone to make conveyor belts in Thailand
Added: 8 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Bridgestone NCR Co., Ltd. is to begin production of conveyor belts at …

Apollo's Cooper bid part of 'de-risk' strategy
Added: 8 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Kochi, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd.'s $2.5 billion (€1.9 billion) bid to acquire …

Goodyear to sharpen act in Mozambique
Added: 8 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Lagos, Nigeria – American tire maker Goodyear is set to improve its operations…

Brazil to levy anti-dumping duty on Chinese tires
Added: 8 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Beijing – Brazil will levy a five-year anti-dumping duty on Chinese tires, acc…

Operating profit, sales increase for Pirelli
Added: 7 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. S.p.A. reported 4.2 percent better operating profi…

Hartalega Q1FY13 profit climbs 18 percent
Added: 7 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – Nitrile glove manufacturer Hartalega Holdings Bhd sa…

Heavy monsoon triggers local rubber price hike in Kerala
Added: 7 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mumbai, India – Heavy rain in Kerala for the past two months has badly hit rub…

Used tire ban would cripple transportation, say Ghanaian dealers
Added: 7 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Kumasi, Ghana – Secondhand dealers in Ghana’s Ashanti region are opposing a le…

Apollo Tyres profit up 19 percent in Q1 FY2013-14
Added: 7 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Gurgaon, India – Apollo Tyres has announced unaudited results for the first qu…

Sibur and Sinopec start synthetic rubber JV at Krasnoyarsk
Added: 6 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Moscow – China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and Russian petrol…

Versalis to make hydrocarbon resins at Priolo plant
Added: 6 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
San Donato Milanese – Versalis (Eni) has signed a partnership agreement with N…

Avon to supply respiratory masks to US defence department
Added: 6 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Melksham, UK – Avon Rubber has been awarded a sole-source contract by the US D…

Lanxess: Q2 net income down 95 percent; 2013 will 'remain challenging'
Added: 6 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess expects the business year 2013 to “remain challengi…

Indian Rubber Board to tap into rural employment support scheme
Added: 5 Aug 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
New Delhi, India – The state-run Indian Rubber Board is turning to the country…