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Zeetex claims test results show products quality

Added: 5 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dubai, UAE - Zeetex claims that the results of tyre tests carried out at the I…

Rubber chemicals business studied

Added: 5 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Rubber P…

US automakers to focus on fuel efficiency - report

Added: 5 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland - Citi Research and Ceres have published a new report titled, …

Michelin offers 90,000-mile warranty on new Defender line in US

Added: 5 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Greenville, South Carolina - Michelin North America Inc. has started shipping…

ERJ seeks information from DKT exhibitors

Added: 5 Apr 2012

The next issue of ERJ will contain a preview of the DKT event in

Nuremberg, scheduled for next July.…

Meteor operations secured until year-end 2012

Added: 4 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hildesheim, Germany - Operations at Gummiwerke KH Bädje GmbH & Co. KG have be…

Labour dispute escalates at Standard Profil

Added: 4 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Duzce, Turkey - Automotive profile maker Standard Profil Otomotiv San. ve Tic.…

Tokai to expand automotive operation in India

Added: 4 Apr 2012

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Tokyo - Tokai Rubber is to add a factory and other facilities to support very …

Pirelli, Hankook top Which? Fuel efficiency test

Added: 4 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - The UK Consumers Association through its publication Which? says fuel…

Wealth of detail in Michelin's annual report

Added: 4 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris - Michelin has published its annual report (called the registration docu…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 April 2012)

Added: 4 Apr 2012

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

Levamelt used as beer label adhesive

Added: 4 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess has found a new application for its Levamelt ela…

Formula 3 to run on Hankooks in Europe

Added: 4 Apr 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hankook will be the exclusive tyre partner to the Form…

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

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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…