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ElringKlinger sees sales rise in Q1
Added: 10 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany - The ElringKlinger Group saw sales revenue increase b…

Sumitomo Rubber reports higher sales, profits in Q1
Added: 10 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries has reported improved financials for …

Tyre debris from Ferrari stunt desecrates Wall of Nanjing
Added: 10 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nanjing - Numerous reports from China and online videos appear to confirm that…

Income down 39% on sales of Yen 251 billion at Tokai
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - Tokai Rubber Industries Co. Ltd has reported a 7.5 percent drop in sa…

Ceat full year profit drops despite good Q4
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mumbai - Despite a successful fourth quarter, Indian tyre company Ceat's net …

Bridgestone net income up 34.7% on sales of Yen 726 bn
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - Bridgestone's net income in the first quarter 2012 is up 34.7 percen…

Lanxess earnings up 15% in Q1
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess's first quarter earnings (EBITDA) increased by …

Nokian reports “flying start†to 2012 with 45% profit increase
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Helsinki -- Nokian Tyres group's first quarter net sales increased by 32.9 pe…

WdK elects new board
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany - At a general meeting on 25 April, members of the Wirtscha…

Chinese exports of carbon black to US jump by 30 times
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC - A report on the usually-reliable Notch Consulting website says…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 May 2012)
Added: 9 May 2012
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nebraska spends $1.8 million on tyre recycling projects
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nebraska, US - Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Mike Lind…

Fan Rende outlines Rubber Valley strategy
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China - During a meeting on 25 April, CRIA president Fan Rende outlin…

NR prices sink further on economic worries
Added: 9 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices fell further overnight on fears of problems in the euro…

Will Gori leave Pirelli?
Added: 8 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan - Milan's evening business newspaper Corriere della Sera has published a…

JSR says S-SBR JV is unaffected by BST explosion
Added: 8 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok, Thailand - JSR Corp said its joint venture factory to make S-SBR unde…

BST plant to be out of action for months - report
Added: 8 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Thailand - Following the fatal explosion and fire at BST Elastomers' BR and E-…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 May 2012)
Added: 8 May 2012
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Kumho cuts net loss in half; sales up 11%
Added: 8 May 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
SEOUL, South Korea (May 7, 2012) - Kumho Tire Co. Inc. reported 42-percent hig…

Nexen reports solid sales, earnings gains in Q1
Added: 8 May 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea -- Nexen Tire Corp. reported 36.5-percent higher operating …