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Giti's Tan: China focus beyond low-labour costs
Added: 1 Oct 2012
By Allison Strouse, Crain staff (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- China, the world's largest producer of tyr…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Oct 2012)
Added: 1 Oct 2012
(10 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China commentary on US tariffs - 2
Added: 1 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - a second article published on the CRIA website notes that the effect…

China commentary on US tariffs - 1
Added: 1 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - An article published in China says the US tariffs had the effect of …

NR prices drift downwards over the weekend
Added: 1 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased slightly over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…

Young ploughing winner drives on Mitas tyres
Added: 1 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague - Stefan Esterbauer (29) won the gold medal in the 2012 World Champions…

Europe: It's 'a disaster' - Car executives
Added: 1 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (AN)
Paris -- As bad as European auto sales have been this year, they're about to g…

Kumho makes 32-inch SUV tyre - report
Added: 1 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul - Kumho is starting to make and sell a tyre for SUV markets in sises up …

Infinity Tyres tweaks logo
Added: 1 Oct 2012
Dubai - Infinity Tyres has changed its logo to emphasise its connections with the Al Dobowi Group. …

Japanese car production increased in August
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Car production in Japan increased in August 2012, compared with the ye…

European truck sales continued to fall in July, August
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - European demand for commercial vehicles declined in both July and A…

Bridgestone shows tyre which does not use oil-based materials
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Bridgestone has shown a concept tyre of "100 percent sustainable mater…

Goodyear withdraws voluntary plan at Amiens.
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Amiens, France - Goodyear management said it has withdrawn its proposed volunt…

RIEG announces full programme for Rubber Reinforcement by Fillers, Fibres and Textiles
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The programme for the Rubber in Engineering Group's Annual Conferenc…

ANRPC annual conference opens next month In Indonesia
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) …

Alan Gent, Goodyear Medalist, educator, dies at 85
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio - Alan Gent, University of Akron scientist and educator renowned…

US tariffs on China consumer tyres expire. What's next?
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - The US 's three-year run of elevated tariffs on Chinese passe…

NR prices jump ahead of the weekend
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices rose strongly on Friday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 Sept 2012)
Added: 28 Sep 2012
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China takes next step to retreading policies
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - At a Sept 6 symposium in Beijing, China took the next step on the pa…