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LWB-Steinl to show three innovations at DKT 2012
Added: 22 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Altdorf, Germany -- Elastomer injection moulding machine maker LWB Steinl wil…

Bridgestone to show at Reifen International Tyre Fair 2012
Added: 22 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Essen, Germany -- Bridgestone will be present at this year's Reifen Internati…

Nokian Tyres plc: Shares subscribed with option rights
Added: 22 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nokia, Finland -- After 21 February 2012 registered new shares a total of 1 0…

Mitsui gives further update following explosion
Added: 22 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- Mitsui Chemicals has updated the information regarding damage caused…

Suppliers ride the mpg wave as saving fuel brings soaring profits
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Charles Child, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Petrol at $4 a gallon and g…

BST opens fund for victims of Thai explosion
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Map Ta Phut, Thailand - BST Elastomers will establish a fund worth Baht 10 mil…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 May 2012)
Added: 21 May 2012
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices jump over the weekend
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices rebounded on Monday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices …

Dunlop India falls to loss on plummeting income
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India - Sales for the full year at troubled tyre maker Dunlop India L…

ShengdaTech files for Chapter 11
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Francisco, California - Chinese calcium carbonate maker ShengdaTech has fi…

CSR wins big order for wind turbine components
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
ZhuZhou, China - CSR Zhuzhou has won a large order for anti-vibration componen…

Rubber Board to hold rubber sheet training
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kottayam, India -- The Indian Rubber Board is organising a training programme…

Study pegs tyre tariff impact at $1 billion
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Washington, D.C. - A nonpartisan research i…

Bridgestone supports global conservation initiatives
Added: 21 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is highlighting its many global initiatives to he…

ENI/Versalis to add EPDM, S-SBR capacity
Added: 18 May 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Milan, Italy - Versalis, the re-named ENI subsidiary, is to add capacity fo…

Oriental Carbon brings new insoluble sulphur capacity on stream
Added: 18 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mundra, Gujarat - In a brief Stock Exchange announcement, Indian chemical comp…

Mitsui publishes annual results; comments on resorcinol blast
Added: 18 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Mitsui Chemicals has published its annual results, and also issued a s…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 May 2012)
Added: 18 May 2012
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin UK launches tyre labelling website
Added: 18 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stoke-on-trent, UK - Michelin UK has launched a dedicated tyre labelling infor…

NR prices mixed ahead of the weekend
Added: 18 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were mixed on Friday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices…