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Aeolus to use all clean oils - report
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Aeolus Tyre is to switch to 100 percent clean (non-aromatic) oils to…

Infinity takes dealers to China
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Infinity Tyres, which imports Linglong brand tyres into Europe took …

Schaeffler reports strong Q1
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Herzogenaurach, Germany - Schaeffler AG said it has made a good start to 2012.…

Online tyre seller tells bikers, “don't use car tyresâ€
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chalfont, Pennsylvania - A US-based online tyre retailer has withdrawn advice …

Mitsui, Sinopec to build EPDM plant in Shanghai joint venture
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China - Mitsui and Sinopec have formed a 50-50 joint venture to buil…

Bridgestone restructures tyre mould activities
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kurume, Japan - Bridgestone Corp is re-organising the manufacture of tyre moul…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 May 2012)
Added: 29 May 2012
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Mitsui re-starts some operations following resorcinol explosion
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Mitsui Chemicals has re-started some operations around the Iwakuni-Oht…

NR prices unchanged overnight
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were largely unchanged overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exch…

Oilfield elastomers conference set for October in London
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - The ever-popular MERL conference on oilfield polymers will take place…

EU proposes anti-dumping duties on Chinese carbon black -report
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tianjin, China - A body representing China's carbon black industry said the EU…

Bad news: China's rubber output in April was up by only 17%
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Despite growth of 17.1 percent in the value of rubber goods made in …

LMC forecasts decline in EU car sales - report
Added: 29 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A report on the CRIA website says Market analysts LMC have predicted…

Sava has started sell-off of rubber activities
Added: 28 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kranj, Slovenia - Sava dd has begun the process of selling off its rubber acti…

Bridgestone eyes 100% sustainable tyres by 2050
Added: 28 May 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Singapore - Bridgestone Corp. is committing itself to develop tyres made wit…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 May 2012)
Added: 28 May 2012
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Hampson leaves Cooper for Al Dobowi
Added: 28 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Madrid, Spain - The Al Dobowi Group, owner of Infinity Tyres, has recruited Ni…

Hexpol's CFO quits to become recruitment specialist
Added: 28 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Urban Ottosson has decided to step down from his position …

NR prices largely unchanged over the weekend
Added: 28 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices fell during the week. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices…

Zeon to close SR unit for maintenance - report
Added: 28 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokuyama, Japan - Zeon will reportedly close its synthetic rubber plant in Tok…