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Semperit wins over 83 percent of Latexx shares
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vienna - Semperit AG Holding said it has completed the acquisition of all sha…

Global EPDM markets studied
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- marketsandmarkets.com has published a new report titled, Global EPDM…

Nizhnekamskshina participating in Ecological congress
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - Representatives of JSC "Nizhnekamskshina" (part of "Tatneft-Neftekhim…

Copping succeeding Shaw as editor of European Rubber Journal
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
London-Crain Communications Ltd. has appointed Barry Copping, features edito…

GM to develop its own tyre technologies
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Detroit - General Motors is attempting to develop its own tyre technologies in…

Punctures are biggest tyre problem for Chinese motorists
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai - Puncture damage is the top complaint from Chinese motorists when th…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 November 2012)
Added: 22 Nov 2012
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Profits marginally up at Avon Rubber on level sales
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - For the 12 months to September 2012, Avon Rubber plc has reported op…

China car market to grow 8% on small-city demand, McKinsey says
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai (Bloomberg) -- China's passenger-vehicle sales will expand by an aver…

Little change in NR prices on Thursday
Added: 22 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were little changed during Thursday's trading, partly …

OTR exports jump at MSC
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fujian, China - exports of giant OTR tyres from Chinese company MSC Rubber Co.…

Zeon releases results presentations
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Following publication of its Q2 results a few days ago, Zeon Corp. has…

NR prices drift higher overnight
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices moved a little higher during Wednesday's trading. On T…

Black Cat brings new carbon black lines on stream
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tangshan City, China - Black Cat Carbon Black has reportedly brought on strea…

Yokohama promotes Hamaya in US
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fullerton California -- Yokohama Tire Corporation has named Takayuki Hamaya as…

Firestone appoints European air spring sales manager
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Indianapolis, Indiana -- Firestone Industrial Products Europe BV has appointed…

NIzhnekamskshina wins ISO 14001
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Nizhnekamsk SSC Tire Factory has been accredited to…

Russian mining giant to use Bridgestone tyres
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - Russian mining company Mechel OAO has signed a series of five-year co…

Nitrile rubber industry studied
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Transparency Market Research has published a new report tit…

Pirelli to invest euro 100m in Slatina factory - old reports
Added: 21 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Slatina, Romania - A series of reports from Romania say Pirelli is to invest a…