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Bridgestone makes bio-polyisoprene

Added: 31 May 2012

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Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp said it has successfully polymerised small quantities…

Yokohama opens Russian tyre plant

Added: 31 May 2012

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Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said its tyre manufacturing/selling com…

Conti to consolidate hot-cure retread activities

Added: 31 May 2012

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Hannover, Germany - Continental is to build a new hot-cure truck retread facil…

NR prices eased further on Thursday

Added: 31 May 2012

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London - Rubber prices eased further overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 May 2012)

Added: 31 May 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

BKT reports 40% increase in full-year sales, profits

Added: 31 May 2012

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Mumbai, India - Balkrishna Industries Ltd has reported a 41 percent increase i…

Solutia - Eastman merger given anti-trust approval

Added: 31 May 2012

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St Louis, Missouri - Solutia has written to its shareholders naming 29 June as…

Seminar introduces rapid prototyping in rubber

Added: 31 May 2012

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Porrsmuth, UK - A seminar at the University of Portsmouth on 8 June will offer…

For winter tyres, Japanese prefer Michelins

Added: 31 May 2012

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Tokyo - Japanese drivers have, for the 9th consecutive year, ranked Michelin a…

Nankang to update logo, new slogan at Reifen show

Added: 31 May 2012

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Taipei, Taiwan- Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. is updating its logo and rollin…

Seminar introduces rapid prototyping in rubber

Added: 31 May 2012

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Porrsmuth, UK - A seminar at the University of Portsmouth on 8 June will offer…

China to dominate industrial rubber goods - Freedonia

Added: 31 May 2012

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Cleveland, Ohio -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Industri…

Japanese auto production was up in April

Added: 31 May 2012

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Tokyo - A year after the great Tohoku earthquake in Japan, automotive producti…

Lanxess confirms BR, S-SBR investment at Port Jérôme

Added: 30 May 2012

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Port Jérôme, France - Lanxess AG has said it expects to spend around euro 30…

EU truck registrations slip further in April

Added: 30 May 2012

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Brussels - Demand for new commercial vehicles decreased in April by 11.9 perce…

Goodyear claims car tyre can carry A-A rating

Added: 30 May 2012

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Birmingham, UK - Goodyear claims that its latest concept tyre performs well en…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 May 2012)

Added: 30 May 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

China Rubber publishes May tyre prices

Added: 30 May 2012

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Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pri…

Shandong tyre test track builds on high-tech tyres - report

Added: 30 May 2012

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Binhai New Area, Shandong, China - China is to build a test track near Yantai …

China poised to revive cash-for-clunkers program to spur sales

Added: 30 May 2012

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Beijing, China (Bloomberg) -- China's cabinet agreed to revive financial ince…