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Lanxess consolidating rubber chemical production
Added: 28 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brunsbüttel, Germany - Lanxess is to cease manufacture of an intermediate fo…

Moody's assigns Ba1 rating to Goodyear debt
Added: 28 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Moody's Investors Service assigned a Ba1 rating to The Goodyear Ti…

Michelin claims success for mobile version of website
Added: 28 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace - At the end of last year, Michelin optimised its website for mobil…

EU commercial vehicle registrations fell in February
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - In February, demand for new commercial vehicles was down in all maj…

Natural, synthetic rubber use increased in India in December
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, Kerala, India - Production of Natural Rubber
(NR) in India during
Dece…

China's rubber industry faces seven challenges - CRIA
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China - China's rubber industry faces seven challenges, according to …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 March 2012)
Added: 27 Mar 2012
(24 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

China releases prices of tyres in March
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pri…

Scholz to retire from Desma
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fridingen, Germany - Dr. Bernd Scholz is retiring from his position as managin…

Firestone's first European run-flat aimed at aftermarket
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone Europe has launched the Firestone-branded Firehawk SZ90…

Dunlop India to be liquidated
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India - Calcutta's High Court has passed an order appointing a liquid…

NR Prices continue upward trend
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices remained moved up, to well above the $4 overnight in T…

Kraton expands in Asia
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China - Kraton Performance Polymers said it continues its expansion …

Delticom wins exclusive rights to Turkish Anlas brand
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - Online retailer Delticom is to sell Anlas-branded two-wheel…

Freedonia launches World Rubber Study
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Rubber t…

Tokai sets up data centre in Komaki City
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tomaki City, Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries has established its first data ce…

S&P upgrades Michelin's credit rating
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Standard & Poor's has upgraded Michelin's long-term credit rating to B…

Sibur tyre unit makes another divestment
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - Sibur-Russian Tyres has sold its minority stake in the mould-making …

Federplast reports growth in Belgium
Added: 27 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Belgium's production volume of the plastics and rubber industry in…

Xingda profits fall on modest sales increase
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong - Gross profits at Chinese steelcord maker Xingda International Hold…