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Kraiburg TPE recognised for product innovation
Added: 4 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Kraiburg TPE has won a product innovation award from Frost & Sullivan…

Tokyo NR prices sink below $4
Added: 4 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices fell below $4 in Tokyo. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Smithers makes name changes in UK
Added: 3 Apr 2012
Shawbury, UK -- Smithers Rapra is abandoning the iSmithers name, taking the products and services p…

Firestone opens airspring unit in Asia
Added: 3 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Indianapolis, Indiana - Firestone Industrial Products has established a Strat…

JSR explains S-SBR technology
Added: 3 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yokkaichi, Japan - JSR Corp said the modified chain ends in its Solution-SBR a…

Dow Elastomers positioned for growth in 2012 and beyond
Added: 3 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMcH)
Orlando, Florida -- Dow Elastomers said it is well positioned for growth in …

Freudenberg anti-fraud product marking gets European patent
Added: 3 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg's 'safe' procedure, which was introduced thre…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 April 2012)
Added: 3 Apr 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Tokyo NR prices largely unchanged overnight
Added: 3 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices remained above $4 in Tokyo on a slightly stronger yen…

Apollo brings Super Zone to Dubai
Added: 3 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Al Qiyada, UAE - Apollo Tyres is expanding its super-premium tyre retail conce…

Michelin to add car tyre capacity at Tigar
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont-Ferrand - Michelin is adding capacity for car tyres at the Tigar Tyre…

Bridgestone wins Daimler special supplier award
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- Bridgestone has been awarded the “Special Award for Partnership…

Marangoni holds annual commercial & earthmover tyres convention
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni SpA's commercial and earthmover tyres division r…

Amazon tribes inspire biodegradeable rubber shoe
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Valencia, Spain - A Spanish footwear company has developed a biodegradeable r…

Michelin sells Paris headquarters for Euro110m
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Paris-- Group Michelin has sold its Paris headquarte…

Chinese researchers work on BR-SBR-silica mixing
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - According to a Reuters Chinese-language report, Chinese researchers …

NR prices hover around $4 in Tokyo
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices bounced back above $4 in Tokyo. On Tokyo's Tocom Exch…

SA tyre market to grow fast - study
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Burnaby, Canada - TechSci Research has published a new report titled, South A…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 April 2012)
Added: 2 Apr 2012
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

SchäferRolls to increase in crane capacity at Renningen
Added: 2 Apr 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Renningen, Germany -- Roll cover manufacturer and roll systems supplier Schä…