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Cooper, Negromex gain patent
Added: 1 Mar 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Report
Findlay, Ohio – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and…

Chinese rubber-for-loans bets at risk
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Singapore – Chinese investors have been piling up rubber as collateral for fin…

ATMA opposes India rubber import duty increases
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kochi, India – The Indian Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association says it …

Starlim, ContiTech and Cabot to headline Silicone Elastomers World Summit
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Portland, Maine, USA – Smithers Rapra has announced the full agenda for the Si…

Evonik joins IISRP
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Houston, Texas – Evonik Corp., a supplier of 1,3-butadiene to the synthetic…

250 exhibitors on board for Tyrexpo Asia
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Speldhurst, UK – ECI International, the organiser of Tyrexpo Asia 2013, has si…

Teknor Apex plant wins ISO certification
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Stuttgart, Germany – Teknor Apex Co. has earned ISO-13485 certification for i…

Firestone enters sprayer market with new tire
Added: 28 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels – Firestone, a Bridgestone business, has launched its new Performer…

New tire for high-powered farm tractors from Michelin
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Paris Villepinte – Michelin is highlighting several developments at the SIMA a…

Interesting times for truck market after 2012 shrinkage - Frost & Sullivan
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Mountain View, California – In a new report, Frost & Sullivan attributes a con…

Thai government urges subsidised rubber farmers to help keep prices stable
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand – The Thai agriculture ministry is urging rubber…

Titan 2012 income up despite Q4 losses
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois – Titan International Inc. has reported improved earnings for…

Rubber product trade deficit soars
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News
Washington, DC – The US trade deficit, especially wi…

Tocom rubber falls, may rebound
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok – Tocom RSS3 rubber futures fall as the yen continues to strengthen…

China, Singapore, Malaysia largest importers of Myanmar rubber
Added: 27 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Naypyidaw – China, Singapore and Malaysia are the largest importers of Myanm…

Indian rubber sector wants import duty on raw materials cut
Added: 26 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Chennai – India’s Rubber industry has asked for lower import duty on raw mater…

Mitsui launches silicone-based polymer surface modifier
Added: 26 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Tokyo – Mitsui Chemicals is test-marketing Exfola, a polyolefin modifier which…

Toyota chooses Toyo tires for hybrid MPV
Added: 26 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (BC)
Osaka, Japan – Proxes R35A tires in size 215/50 R17 91V have been selected by …

Trelleborg promoting sustainable farming at Paris agricultural show
Added: 26 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fairlawn, Ohio – Trelleborg Wheel Systems is scheduled to present its portfoli…

Akzo Nobel raising prices
Added: 26 Feb 2013
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Amersfoort, the Netherlands — Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals B.V. plans to inc…