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EU truck registrations slip further in April
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
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
ERJ staff report (DS)
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
ERJ staff report (DS)
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
ERJ staff report (DS)
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
pERJ staff report (AN)
Beijing, China (Bloomberg) -- China's cabinet agreed to revive financial ince…

Phillips Carbon says Chinese imports hit full-year profits
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India - Phillips Carbon Black limited reported slightly lower profits…

Tokyo NR prices ease overnight
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Pirelli director quits to become banker
Added: 30 May 2012
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Milan - Pirelli said that Giuseppe Vita has resigned from its Board of Directo…

Pirelli updates on global growth
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan - Pirelli has provided updates on its current expansion projects around …

Nexen brings Changnyong plant on stream - report
Added: 30 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Changnyong, Korea - Nexen Tire has brought on stream a light tyre factory in C…

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

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…