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Cordiant wins VW 's supplier A-rating
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow, Russia - Volkswagen has approved the Yaroslavl factory of Russian tyre…

Arab partners to set up $240m tyre plant in Saudi
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - Two Arab companies are planning a SR 900 million (euro 1…

Pirelli sees tyre sales sinking in Q1
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Tyre sales around the world were weak in the first quarter, ac…

UK tyre body launches label information programme
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - UK industry lobby group TyreSafe has launched a range of educational …

NR prices unchanged overnight
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were largely unchanged overnight. Tokyo's Tocom Exchang…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 May 2012)
Added: 4 May 2012
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NBR industries studied
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
California - Global Industry Analysts has published a new report titled, Nitr…

SBS industries studied
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
California - Global industry analysts has published a new report titled, Styre…

Truck tyres to begin using SR - Continental
Added: 3 May 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
London - Speaking at a seminar in London on 3 May 2012, A senior tyre engin…

Truck tyre market segmenting - Continental
Added: 3 May 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
London - The truck tyre market is becoming increasingly segmented, accordin…

Lanxess bumps up butyl rubber capacity in Belgium
Added: 3 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zwijndrecht, Belgium - Lanxess has boosted capacity of its halo butyl rubber p…

Ansell finalises acquisition of Trelleborg protection business
Added: 3 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, Australia - Ansell Limited has completed on the acquisition of the …

Cooper earnings up despite higher costs
Added: 3 May 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported a 48.1-percent improvement i…

Tokyo NR prices ease ahead of long weekend
Added: 3 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were generally lower overnight. Tokyo's Tocom Exchange,…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 May 2012)
Added: 3 May 2012
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

India's MM Rubber sees Q4 results improve
Added: 3 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangalore, India - Indian roam rubber products maker MM Rubber has reported hi…

Michelin Group wins Road Safety Award
Added: 3 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - The Michelin Group has received the Prince Michael International Ro…

ETRMA begins study of retreaded tyres
Added: 2 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - ETRMA is studying whether tyre labelling can be extended to retread…

Kraton announces global price increases
Added: 2 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Kraton Polymers has announced worldwide price increases for i…

Mitsui Resorcinol explosion committee meets
Added: 2 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Iwakuni, Japan - Mitsui Chemicals has set up an accident investigation committ…