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NR prices ease overnight
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased during Wednesday's trading. On Tokyo's Tocom Exc…

JSR has re-started most operations after Yokkaichi fire
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yokkaichi, Japan - JSR Corp said it has re-started all operations at its Yokka…

Macroeconomic situation affects tyre exports from China
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A report on the CRIA website says the global macro-economic situatio…

China's tyre industry to grow stronger
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao - China's tyre industry is expected to grow stronger, according to a r…

China sets up steering group on green tyres
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai - In a review of the Rubber and tyre exhibition held recently in Shan…

Indian Rubber Board holds training on nursery maintenance
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kotttayam, India - India's rubber Board is to hold training days in rubber nur…

Global elastomers market forecast to reach 33.3 million tonnes by 2017
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leatherhead, UK -- Smithers Rapra has published a new report titled, Emerging …

Global auto turbocharger business studied
Added: 28 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Visiongain has published a new report titled, Global Automotive Turb…

Pirelli Calendar launched in Rio
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The 2013 Pirelli Calendar was presented on 27 Novembe…

Hexpol buys US compounder, Robbins
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Hexpol has acquired US rubber compounding specialist, Rob…

Swedish tyre importers don't check for PAH oils - KEMI
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Sundbyberg, Sweden - Swedish tyre importers don't check the levels of PAH oils…

EU truck sales continued to decline into October
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- In October, demand for new commercial vehicles were down by 9.4 pe…

Tyre markets may have bottomed out in October - Pirelli
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different …

Cancarb upgrades co-generation unit
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Medicine Hat, Canada -- Cancarb Limited has completed its biannual maintenance…

Trelleborg wins big dock fender contract
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm - Trelleborg Marine Systems said it has been awarded the largest eve…

NR prices mixed in Tuesday's trading
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were mixed during Tuesday's trading. On Tokyo's Tocom …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Nov 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

India's rubber production grew in 2012
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai -- In the year 2011-2012, India consumed 964,415 tonnes of rubber, up f…

Goodyear reduces capital of Sava Tires
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kranj, Slovenia -- Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires is to reduce its subscribed capi…

IISRP to announce speakers for San Francisco meeting
Added: 27 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) w…