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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
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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…

Bridgestone issues CSR report for 2012
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp said it released its 2012 report on Corporate Sustain…

EChA announces new chair of management board
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki -- The ECHA Management Board elected Nina Cromnier, the Swedish membe…

Asia Carbon switches carbon black lines to speciality materials
Added: 28 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - In a bid to make more money, Asia carbon is switching three of its …

Tokai develops 'smart rubber' loudspeakers
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Makuhari, Japan - A new range of “Smart Rubber†loudspeakers will be intro…

NR prices rise on Thursday
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices increased overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Sept 2012)
Added: 27 Sep 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Lehigh brings micronised powder to Europe through Hera deal
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Navarra, Spain -- Hera Holding, a Spanish waste-to-resource company, and Lehig…

Chinese tyre tariffs poised to expire
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- With the Obama administration's tariffs against Chinese pas…

Maxxis sets up training hub in Malaysia
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Penang,Malaysia -- Taiwan's Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd is setting up a …

Shandong tyre makers look forward to end of US tariffs
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shandong, China - Shandong's tyre makers are looking to increase sales into th…

Reklaim aims to raise $4m for pyrolysis system
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seattle, Washington State - Troubled tyre pyrolysis company McKinsty Reklaim a…

Research and Markets adds global, Chinese NR report
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Dublin -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and …

New conveyor belt rubber cuts energy use by 50%, researchers claim
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands - A Dutch research team claims it has developed a…