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Shandong Linglong to build tyre plant in Uzbekistan - report
Added: 1 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tashkent Uzbekistan - Linglong Tyres is in negotiations to build a tyre plant …

Avon Rubber picks Sage as ERP solution
Added: 1 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Irvine, California -- Avon Rubber p.l.c. has selected Sage ERP X3, as its glob…

Michelin marks 25 years of radial moto tyres
Added: 1 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin is celebrating 25 years since it launched the first radial mo…

Cordiant reports healthy growth In Russian tyre market
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - Russian tyre maker Cordiant said overall sales of tyres in Russia con…

Hankook results show good progress
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea - Hankook reported second-quarter revenues of euro 1.25 Billion …

Goodyear doubles Q2 net profit despite decline in sales and volumes
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear's unit sales continued to decline in the three months t…

Yokohama publishes CSR report
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co has published the Japanese-language version of its …

Tokai Rubber marks 10 years in the US, plans Polish unit
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Detroit, Michigan - Tokai Rubber Industries has marked the 10th anniversary of…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 July 2012)
Added: 31 Jul 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Sailun expands capital ahead of acquisitions
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Sailun Company has issued a document relating to an increase of shar…

Tokai profits jump in first quarter
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokai Rubber Industries has reported substantially improved results fo…

China's tyre industry to enter world power ranks
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Another report from China outlines the steps the industry needs to t…

NR prices little changed at just under $3
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices around the world were marginally weaker overnight. On T…

Tyre giants scramble to Invest in Russia - report
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing / Moscow - Yokohama, Nokian, Pirelli, Continental, Michelin and Bridge…

Leaf Clean Energy invests $5M in Lehigh
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- Leaf Clean Energy Co., a Washington-based investment compa…

Lexington buys US-based silicone rubber maker
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Blue Point Capital Partners said it has sold its interest i…

IHS predicts growing demand for EPR / EPDM
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Demand for ethylene-propylene rubber will rise at a rate o…

Study: Demand for speciality silica on the rise
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Speciality silica demand will grow to 2.8 million metric…

India produced more rubber In 2011-2012
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India - Indian production of natural rubber in the 12 months to 30 Ma…

Jama reports car sales up 53 percent in first half
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japanese Automobile production for the period January 2012 - June 2012…