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Daetwyler completes acquisition of Asian affiliates

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dettingen / Erms, Germany - The Datwyler Group has completed the acquisition o…

IRRDB to meet in Kovalam at the end of this month

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kottayam, India - The International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRR…

Belshina to add off-road tyre capacity

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Minsk, Byeloruss - The Belarusian tyre manufacturer OAO Belshina is investing …

Lanxess gives EPC contract to Foster Wheeler

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Zug, Switzerland - Lanxess AG has awarded the engineering, procurement and con…

Colombian president apologises for rubber tapping atrocities

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Bogota, Colombia - The Colombian president has apologised to local tribes for …

News from elsewhere on the web (15 October 2012)

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ETRMA board meeting sets priorities

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Brussels - ETRMA board of directors have agreed that market surveillance shoul…

Mitas signs OE agricultural deal with Kamaz

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Moscow - Czech tyre maker Mitas has signed a contract to supply OE agricultura…

Semperit acquires Malaysian glove maker

Added: 15 Oct 2012

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Vienna, Kuala Lumpur - Semperit has secured a 47.3% stake in Latexx Partners f…

Avon reports strong sales in second half

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber plc said trading in the second half of the financia…

Ski sponsorship forms centrepiece of Bridgestone Winter tyre campaign

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels - Bridgestone breaks a new advertising campaign in October, adding we…

Yokohama recalls 10,000 tyres in US

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC - Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) is recalling certain AVID…

UK tyre show, Brityrex hailed a success

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ERJ staff report (DS)

Manchester, UK - Brityrex organiser ECI International has thanked exhibitors a…

Styron completes S-SBR expansion

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Schkopau, Germany-Styron L.L.C. will today officially open its third solutio…

Cooper share price up on Apollo takeover report

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ERJ staff report (TB)

New York, Wall Street - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s share price jumped nearly …

Hexpol to expand factories in Mexico

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ERJ staff report (TB)

Cincinnati, Ohio - Hexpol Compounding has several expansions both ongoing and …

Feds drop charges vs. ex-Bridgestone scientist

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ERJ staff report (TB)

Cleveland, Ohio - The federal government has dropped all charges against a for…

Goodyear to reduce production at Fayetteville

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ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Fayetteville, North Carolina - Goodyear plans to reduce production at its Fa…

IISRP offers rubber statistics book

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Houston, Texas -The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers ha…

ContiTech, Parker Hannifin complete deal

Added: 15 Oct 2012

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Cleveland, Ohio - Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Mobile Climate Systems Division ha…