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NR prices sink further ahead of the weekend
Added: 20 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were stable overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, price…

Semperit adopts MARC software
Added: 20 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Santa Ana, California - Semperit AG Holding has bought MSC Software's Marc non…

As average US vehicle age soars, so do aftermarket sales
Added: 20 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan - More than half of automotive aftermarket and repair purch…

Pirelli adds new dimension to marketing with video game cooperation
Added: 20 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rome Georgia - Late last year, Forza Motorsport 4 was launched to the world's …

Michelin settles Laredo tyre lawsuit
Added: 20 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter
Atlanta, Georgia -- Michelin North A…

Ford to build $760 million plant in China
Added: 20 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co., in a bid to catch up with General Motors …

Trelleborg sales increase in Q1
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Sales at Trelleborg AB for the three months to March 2012 …

John Lyon named as IISRP president 2012
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Venice, Italy - At its annual general meeting being held in Venice this week, …

South African Ministry re-visits tyre disposal plan
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pretoria, South Africa - South Africa's Government has published for public co…

TestWorld to build all-year winter test facility in Finland
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ivalo, Finland- - Test World Oy is building a year-round, indoor winter test c…

India launches drive to improve sheet rubber
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - Chair of India's Rubber Board, Smt. Sheela Thomas, has said…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 April 2012)
Added: 19 Apr 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cabot completes fumed silica expansion in China
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jiangxi, China - Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner China National Bluestar…

RMA issues plant safety awards to 5 tyre makers
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) honored fi…

NR prices remain stable
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were stable overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, price…

Hankook: US Drivers more willing to buy eco tyres than eco-cars
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Wayne, New Jersey -- About 61 percent of US drivers would be interested in bu…

Tessenderlo opens TPE compounding unit in China
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Changsu, China - Tessenderlo Group has opened a new TPE compounding unit in Ch…

Michelin seeks to engage young drivers on Facebook
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace - Michelin is attempting to engage with younger drivers through Fac…

Dunlop India to hold EGM on 28 April
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India - Dunlop India Ltd is to hold an extraordinary General Meeting …

Canadian community holds rubber boot festival
Added: 19 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
French River, Ontario, Canada - Forget Kate Moss in her designer wellies at Gl…