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CRIA holds tyre marketing forum
Added: 24 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing, China - A seminar in China on the marketing of tyres reported that do…

China outlines five key technologies for waste tyre recovery
Added: 24 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - in 2010 China generated around 233 million scrap tyres weighing arou…

NR prices creep upwards
Added: 24 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices rose slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

Ametek buys Micro-Poise for $170 million
Added: 24 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Berwyn, Pennsylvania -- Ametek Inc. has purchased Micro-Poise Measurement Sy…

ChaoYang Long March tyre sales increase
Added: 24 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China tyre maker ChaoYang Long March Tyre Co Ltd said sales to mid-…

Kumho to build S-SBR plant - report
Added: 24 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A report on the CRIA website says South Korea Kumho Petrochemical is…

Cooper Standard debuts global performance products group at AAPEX
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper Standard said it is marking its inaugural trip to …

Elastopôle presents future plans to French government
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Orléans, France - A delegation of representatives from French rubber and po…

New tyre network planned for UK
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Independent tyre dealer Tyrenet UK Ltd and Profile Tyrecenter, which…

Elastopôle holds elastomer research summit
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Orléans, France -- French rubber and polymer association Elastopôle is host…

Double-digit profit for Hexpol leads to improved margins
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hexpol, Sweden - Polymer compounding group Hexpol AG has reported con…

TrelleborgVibracoustic sets up JV in South Africa, plans production site
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Weinheim, Germany -- TrelleborgVibracoustic has entered into a majority owne…

US national tyre research centre holds opening ceremony
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Alton, Virginia - The National Tire Research Centre, an advanced tyre researc…

NR prices continue downward trend
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased further nvernight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 October 2012)
Added: 23 Oct 2012
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

India Rubber Board holds rubber compounding training
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kottayam, India -- The Rubber Board of India is organising a one-day trainin…

Conti's airspring lab certified as independent
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
ContiTech says it now has the world's only officially certified independent …

ContiTech designs 'innovative' 1K cold bonding adhesive
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech has launched a new single component cold bondin…

Gutierrez wins tyre management award from Pirelli
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Milan, Italy -- Lotus GP2 driver Esteban Gutierrez has won the inaugural Pire…

Michelin revenues up 6% despite lower volumes
Added: 23 Oct 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Tire Business staff
Paris - Group Michelin's revenues grew nearly 6 percent…