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Cooper promotes Schumaker to sales director
Added: 17 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd. has named Jeff Schuma…

Rhein-Chemie wins Responsible Care award
Added: 17 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mannheim, Germany -- Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH has won a prize for its commitm…

Producing Nations move to support NR price
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok - Leaders of the countries which produce natural rubber are moving to …

Firestone Industrial Products opens plant in China
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Indianapolis, Indiana -- Firestone Industrial Products has added an air spr…

Tokyo NR prices recover above yen 200
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices in remained weak on Thursday 16 August, but did not con…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 August 2012)
Added: 16 Aug 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

European market for pacifiers studied
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- InterConnection Consulting Group has published a new report…

China aims to develop specialised rubber Industry
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China wants to develop its specialised rubber industry, according to…

Eaton profits rise, but full-year forecast cut
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Automotive supplier Eaton Corp. reported higher second-qu…

Pottinger to receive award at ITEC
Added: 16 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Marion Pottinger will receive the Harold Herzlich Distinguish…

Ansell reports steady growth in 12 months to June
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Victoria, Australia -- Ansell Ltd has reported steady growth in prof…

LehVoss expands Hamburg production site
Added: 15 Aug 2012
Hamburg -- Lehmann & Voss Is expanding its production activities at its manufacuring site at Hambur…

Freudenberg to buy share in Irish medical company
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- A subsidiary of Freudenberg Group is to buy a 50-percent …

News from elsewhere on the web (15 August 2012)
Added: 15 Aug 2012
(20 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Zhejiang Province to build strongest rubber industry
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zhejiang Province, China -- Zhejiang Province is planning to build an interna…

Henkel aims to replace rubber with press-in-place gaskets
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai -- Henkel aims to replace rubber gaskets in demanding automotive appl…

NR prices remain weak overnight
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices remained weak on Wednesday 15 August, but did not conti…

BASF selects contractor for Antwerp butadiene extraction
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Antwerp, Belgium - BASF has awarded a contract to CB&I for the engineering, pr…

US consumer group confirms Canon recall
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a v…

Hercules recalling Chinese-sourced truck tyres
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. is voluntarily recalling 1,222 H50…