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CGS/Mitas fiscal '11 sales up, earnings down
Added: 19 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Prague -- CGS Holding a.s., parent of tyre maker Mitas a.s., reported 28.5-per…

US agency offers funds to combat child labour in Liberia
Added: 19 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Staff Report
Washington, DC -- The US Department of Lab…

NR prices recover after yesterday's losses
Added: 19 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices dipped shaply overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 July 2012)
Added: 19 Jul 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US tyre buyers “not interested in rolling resistanceâ€
Added: 18 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
New England, United States - Purchasers of tyres in the US are 'not interested…

Titan seeks to gain control of Titan Europe (again)
Added: 18 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Titan Europe has confirmed that it has been approached once more by T…

NR prices ease sharply overnight
Added: 18 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices dipped sharply overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 July 2012)
Added: 18 Jul 2012
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ITC's tackifying resin investigation to take 16 months
Added: 18 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC - The US-based International Trade Commission has set a date of …

Federal-Mogul to close wiper blade plant
Added: 18 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Michigan City, Indiana -- Federal-Mogul plans to close its Michigan City wip…

Lanxess works with NTDA on tyre labelling in UK
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Newbury, UK -- Speciality chemicals group Lanxess is partnering with the Nati…

Michelin receives mixed responses over TPMS introduction
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin has received mixed responses from three of th…

EU car registrations continue downward trend in June
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- In June, new passenger car registrations declined by 2.8 percent …

Tyre markets eased into June - Pirelli
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different …

China's tyre production growth jumped to 19 percent in June
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China made 83.15 million tyres in June 2012 - an increase of 19 perc…

Kumho plans another 350 tyre stores in China
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bejing - Kumho Tire intends to capture a 15 percent market share of China's pr…

Yanshan improves BR, butyl rubber quality
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yanshan, China - Yanshan Petrochemical said it has improved the quality of its…

NR prices edge higher
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices edged higher overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pric…

Shandong's tyre makers struggle
Added: 17 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Tyre makers in Shandong Provice are struggling, following the downtu…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 July 2012)
Added: 17 Jul 2012
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