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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…

Ten opportunities for China's companies - CRIA
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China - China's rubber industry faces ten opportunities, according to…

Significant overcapacity for steelcord in China
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Assistant Finance Minister, Ma Lijun recently told reporters…

China begins anti-dumping probe into Resorcinol from Japan, US
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Ministry of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping investigat…

Cooper resumes production at Serbian tyre plant
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Krusevac, Serbia -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has resumed production at the for…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 March 2012)
Added: 26 Mar 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama issues 2 non-safety-related recalls
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) is voluntarily recalling a few thou…

Rubber Valley adds residents - CRIA
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A report on the CRIA website gives details of some of the latest res…

India suspends licence of rubber dealer
Added: 26 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kerala - India's Rubber Board has suspended the dealing licence of M/s. Chalit…