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Bio Rubber conference set for September
Added: 7 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wageningen, The Netherlands - A congress titled, "BioRubber for Europe in Glob…

NR prices slump after the weelend
Added: 7 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices fell over the weekend. Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices f…

Apollo participates in EU-Pearls project
Added: 7 May 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Wageningen, The Netherlands -- Add India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. to the list of co…

Sun Tyre adds third solid tyre pant in India
Added: 7 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India - Sun Tyre & Wheel Systems is to build a plant for the manufact…

Conti to add 5000 employees in China
Added: 7 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China - Continental said it intends to increase the number of its pe…

Hexpol reports best-ever quarter
Added: 4 May 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm - World's biggest rubber compounder Hexpol reported its best-ever qu…

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
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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,…