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China to consume 3.5m tonnes of recycled rubber
Added: 25 May 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff report
Singapore - In a revelation which may cause some economists to adjus…

Rubber demand to beat 35m tonnes by 2020
Added: 25 May 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff report
Singapore - Even if the world falls into a second recession in 2012,…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 May 2012)
Added: 25 May 2012
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

India's rubber consumption rose in February
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - India's Natural Rubber (NR) production during February 2012 …

Hangzhou Zhongce to build massive plant in Jiangsu Province
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK - Westlake Tyres, a brand name of Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. (…

Double Coin accelerates new plant
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rugao, China - Double Coin aims to produce 1.8 million all-steel truck radial …

NR prices resume downward trend
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices fell during the week. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices…

Hainan State buys controlling share in R1
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore - Sandana Dass, CEO of the world's biggest rubber trader, R1 Interna…

Freudenberg-NOK invests in manufacturing facilities
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan - Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (FNST)said it has in…

Gevo begins commercial production of bio-isobutanol
Added: 25 May 2012
Englewood, Colorado -- Gevo, Inc. said it has begun production at the world's first commercial bio-…

Nizhnekamskshina marks its 70 millionth truck tyre
Added: 25 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan - The Nizhnekamsk Truck Tire Factory (OOO "NZGSH"), wh…

Apollo Tyres establishes a global R&D structure
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres Ltd has restructured its Research and Developm…

Sino Legend responds to US competition battle
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Zhangjiagang City, China -- Sino Legend (Zhangjiagang) Chemical Co. Ltd, whic…

Goodyear awarded Bombardier OE fitment
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will supply its Goodyear Flight…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 May)
Added: 24 May 2012
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Rea…

Goodyear promotes tyre care for safety week
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is promoting responsible tyre care i…

TPV offers advantages over TPE, Teknor Apex says
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Philadelphia - Teknor Apex has developed a series of thermoplastic vulcanizat…

Dow Corning additive controls foam generation without surface defects
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Midland, Michigan -- Formulators of solventborne coatings and solventless rad…

Scrap tyre conference set for October
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Washington, DC -- The Rubber Manufacturers Assoc…

Yokohama Rubber to supply control tyres for GT ASIA
Added: 24 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd will begin supplying control tyres for GT…