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Sibur, Sinopec to make NBR, IR in China
Added: 12 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - In a second joint venture to make nitrile rubber - this time in China…

Aeolus, Universities set up advanced tyre lab
Added: 12 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Aeolus Tyre, in conjunction with a series of Beijing Universities is…

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Added: 12 Jun 2012
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Point S expands in Scandinavia
Added: 12 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Independent tyre retail network Point S has joined with the Däckarna …

NR prices resume downward trend; stay above $3
Added: 12 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices resumed their downward trend on Tuesday. On Tokyo's To…

Eaton completes purchase of Turkish hose maker
Added: 12 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio - Eaton Corp. said it has completed its purchase of Turkish …

Indian car sales dip in May, but overall vehicle sales grew
Added: 12 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Indian domestic passenger vehicles sales grew at 8.42 percent …

Azerbaijan to privatise Azersin tyre factory
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Baku, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan's government is to auction off almost 97 percent…

Nizhnekamskshina reports on 2011 production
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan - Over the past year Tatneft's tyre factories produced…

FIA, Michelin in Le Mans tie-up
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva - Michelin and the FIA are co-operating on a road safety event around t…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 June 2012)
Added: 11 Jun 2012
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China's tyre production rose in May
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China tyre production in May rose 2.8 percent, according to China;'s…

Tokyo NR prices recover above $3
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices regained some of last week's losses on Monday. On Toky…

Skellerup moves CFO to Agricultural role
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wellington, New Zealand - Skellerup has named Guy Keogh as Agri Divisional Ma…

LeHigh share offering less than half subscribed
Added: 11 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tucker, Georgia - LeHigh Technologies' share offering is less than half subscr…

Despite slowdown, suppliers bet on China
Added: 11 Jun 2012
By Charles Child Crain staff (AN)
Beijing - Global suppliers, attracted by stunning growth prospec…

Goodyear denies claims of Union victory at Amiens- updated
Added: 8 Jun 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Amiens, France - The CGT union has claimed victory at Goodyear's agricultur…

Ford revising 5-year business outlook as Europe woes mount
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. is revamping its internal five-y…

Bridgestone doubles investment in farm tyre expansion
Added: 8 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Des Moines, Iowa - Bridgestone Americas Inc. is nearly doubling the size of an…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 June 2012)
Added: 8 Jun 2012
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