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Trelleborg opens sealing solutions facility in Bangalore
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Banglalore, India - Trelleborg has inaugurated a newly constructed facility i…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 April 2012)
Added: 27 Apr 2012
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Retreading is cost-saving solution for earthmovers, Marangoni says.
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Rovereto, Italy -- Retreaded OTR/EM (off the road/earthmover) tyres represent…

Tokai breaks ground at Indian AVS plant
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Delhi, India - Tokai Rubber Industries has broken ground on its new automotive…

India relies on synthetic rubber imports - report
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Synthetic rubber has been unable to compete with natural rubber in I…

Mitsui Resorcinol explosion - update
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Iwakuni, Japan - Following the fatal explosion at its resorcinol plant in Japa…

Sinopec income up 14% in Q1, profit down 37%
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Beijing - Sinopec's (China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.) first quarter 2012 op…

MRF reports big jump in profits on lower input costs
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Profits at MRF Ltd surged in the three months and six months t…

NR prices continue recovery
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices recovered slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange…

Mitas christens Iowa farm tyre plant
Added: 27 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Charles City, Iowa - Mitas Tires North America Inc. has christened production …

Slow global recovery chips away at rubber prices - ANRPC
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Sluggish global growth is leading to declines in the price of r…

Semperit shareholders approve capital increase
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vienna, Austria - Semperit AG Holding shareholders have approved a new capital…

Titan reports record results once again in Q1
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois - Titan International Inc said Sales for first quarter 2012 w…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 April 2012)
Added: 26 Apr 2012
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

European tyre markets studied
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, The European…

NR prices recover somewhat overnight
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices recovered slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange…

Expert testifies against Styrene carcinogens report
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC - The National Toxicology Program's Report on Carcinogens (RoC…

Moody's Upgrades Michelin to Baa1
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Moody's has upgraded Michelin's long-term credit rating to Baa1 from B…

ITEC to award Gabrielle Giffords Inspiration Award
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio - The 2012 International Tire Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) has c…

Lummus benefits from butadiene extraction technologies
Added: 26 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago, Illinois - Chicago Bridge & Iron Company said it is benefitting from …