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Global non-tyre rubber goods Industries studied
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc. has published a new report t…

US Consumer group looks at tyre pricing
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - US non-profit group, Consumer Reports has published a guide to tyre…

Liberty Tire, Hertz in recycling partnership
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Liberty Tire Recycling L.L.C. has agreed with Her…

Rose appointed VP sales and marketing at Titan
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Qunicy, Illinois -- Richard Rose has joined Titan International Inc. as vice…

Bridgestone becomes first ever tyre maker to receive ISO 50001
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Wilson, North Carolina - Bridgestone Americas says its Wilson County, North …

CRIA issues analysis of rubber activities in first eight months
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has issued its monthly re…

Rhodia opens new silica facilities in France
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Collonges, France - The Rhodia silica operation of Solvay has opened an R&D un…

Yokohama operating income surges 183%
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd's operating income has increased 182.8 perc…

Yule Catto to change name to Synthomer
Added: 9 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Speciality Chemicals supplier Yule Catto is to change its name to Syn…

Goodyear named one of US's greenest firms
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear has moved up to the 74th position in Newsweek magazi…

More Gutta-Percha washed up on European beaches
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Finisterre, France - Following the earlier reports of gutta percha being washe…

Zeon income soars in second quarter
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - Zeon Corp. has reported its financial results for the second quarter…

Sinopec opens Nd-BR plant
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yanshan, China - Sinopec said it has opened a butadiene rubber factory through…

China carbon black business is in process of transformation
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's carbon black industry suffers from low margins, low technolo…

Jeff Schumaker appointed MD of Cooper Europe
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire today announced that effective 1 Jan 2013, Jeff…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Nov 2012)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices ease overnight
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices moved slightly down overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchan…

Ravishankar wins IISRP Tech award
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, I…

China claims tyre pyrolysis breakthrough
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A Chinese company claims a breakthrough on tyre pyrolysis. Shanghai …

Lanxess to hold scientific symposium in Moscow
Added: 8 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Moscow -- Lanxess and the Russian Academy of Sciences are holding a joint sy…