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Pirelli names top suppliers
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Columbian Chemicals Company, HF Tire Tech Group, Nynas AB, Rhod…

NR prices ease on Friday 13th
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Friday 13th was unlucky for rubber , as prices fell slightly ahead of…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 April 2012)
Added: 13 Apr 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Bridgestone settles tyre-related wrongful death lawsuit
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Walker County, Georgia - Bridgestone Americas has settled a wrongful death law…

Preliminary hearing scheduled in Bridgestone trade secrets case
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- A preliminary hearing in the case against a former Bridgestone …

Global Bioenergies discusses bio-butadiene
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Evry France - Bio-sourced monomer company Global BioEnergies reported an incre…

Trelleborg highlights Indian growth
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Trelleborg AB is emphasising its expanding business in India.
P…

Gevo, Butamax continue isobutanol patent battle
Added: 13 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
United States - The ongoing dispute between bio-engineering companies Gevo and…

Malaysian NR production fell in February
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia produced 88,077 tonnes of natural rubber in February 2…

Michelin, Hankook, Pirelli top Russian tyre test
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - Russian magazine Auto Review says Michelin's Energy Saver, Hankook's …

Nizhnekamskshina seeks OE homologations
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan - Nizhnekamskshina is seeking OE homologation for the …

News from elsewhere on the web (12 April 2012)
Added: 12 Apr 2012
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China to train tyre makers on EU labelling rules
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China Rubber has interviewed a series of influential individuals ask…

China developing radial tyre specification
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Rubber Industry Association, in conjunction with its members…

Tokyo NR prices recover slightly
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices recovered slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchang…

China to push 'green' tyres
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China aims to speed up the development of 'green' tyres as quickly a…

Bridgestone opens tech Akron centre
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron - Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM) yesterday officially opened its Amer…

Indian Rubber Board seeks to boost sheet rubber quality
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - A consortium of Indian federations is seeking to increase th…

Apollo shareholders approve $1000 million loans
Added: 12 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - IN a brief stock Exchange announcement, Apollo Tyres said its …

Ansell buys Trelleborg protective products business
Added: 11 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm - Trelleborg said it has agreed with Ansell Ltd to sell a business u…