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News from elsewhere on the web (30 April 2012)

Added: 30 Apr 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Dunlop India converts loans to equity

Added: 30 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai - Dunlop India said that three debtors have converted debts owed to the…

Supplier execs: In China, local R&D is crucial

Added: 30 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (AN)

Beijing -- Foreign auto suppliers must invest rapidly in China R&D facilities …

China slowdown is just a blip

Added: 30 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (AN)

Beijing -- It was inevitable, right? China was too hot not to cool down.

And th…

NR prices remain unchanged over the weekend

Added: 30 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - Rubber prices saw little change over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Ex…

EchA says unreacted monomers in polymers may need registration

Added: 30 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published an upda…

Favourable price/mix sends Goodyear revenue per tyre up 16%

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (LMH)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. has reported first quarter 2012 sal…

Notch updates precipitated silica report

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (LMH)

London -- Notch Consulting has published the latest edition of the Silica Mar…

China to have tyre labels within 5 years - Lanxess

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - China's Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has announced an official…

EU commercial vehicle sales fall again in March

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels - New commercial vehicle registrations dropped by 11.8 percent, total…

Japan's vehicle sales grew in 2011

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Japan made more cars, trucks and buses in fiscal 2011 than in the prev…

Conti's Q1 sales up

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany - Continental has reported first quarter sales of euro 8.3 bi…

DecaChemie distributes elastomer materials in Europe

Added: 27 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Lyon, France - Old-established French distribution company DecaChemie is movin…

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…