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Rubber seal delayed launch of Korean rocket
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea - A failure in a rubber seal delayed the launch of Korea's Naro …

News from elsewhere on the web (05 November 2012)
Added: 5 Nov 2012
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Dr Salmiah Ahmad elected chairman of IRRDB
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Thiruvananthapuram, India -- The International Rubber Research and Developme…

Yiyang develops intermeshing mixer
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery claims to have developed an inter…

Global NR prices fall over the weekend
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices fell sharply over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchan…

Japanese replacement tyre customers most satisfied with Michelin
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - Michelin ranks highest for customer satisfaction in the compact and…

'Tyre art' tour marks new EU legislation
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- A British artist who paints using tyres and radio-controlled toy…

EU tyre label doesn't tell whole story, Goodyear experts say
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels - Goodyear tyre experts have highlighted that the new EU tyre label…

Cooper reports record Q3 sales, earnings
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported …

Rhein Chemie aims for top of bladder market
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Bruce Meyer, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Two years ago, Rhein Chemie Rhei…

Hankook sees 22% rise in profit
Added: 5 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Seoul - Hankook says operating profit in the third quarter was up 21.7 perce…

Conti to build 7 tyre plants in period to 2025
Added: 2 Nov 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff report
Hannover, Germany - Continental's tyre division has set out its mid-…

Conti introduces highly repeatable braking test facility
Added: 2 Nov 2012
By David Shaw ERJ staff
Hannover - Continental has unveiled a new automated brake test facility at …

Skellerup buys new mixer line ahead of agri division move
Added: 2 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wellington, New Zealand - Skellerup holdings has published its annual report f…

Trelleborg opens AVS, moulded goods operations in India
Added: 2 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bengaluru, India - Trelleborg has opened two facilities on a single site in In…

Apollo doubles profit in Q2
Added: 2 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres has reported a 96 percent increase in net profit …

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Nov 2012)
Added: 2 Nov 2012
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Gajah Tunggal saw sales up in Q3
Added: 2 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta - Indonesian tyre maker PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk said year-on-year, sales …

NR prices little changed on week
Added: 2 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were little changed on the week. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…

Global butadiene demand studied
Added: 2 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GBI Research has published a new report titled, Butadiene E…