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Nizhnekamsk to supply 9m OE tyres to Avtovaz
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - AvtoVaz has signed a three-year supply deal with tyre-maker Nizhnekam…

JSR- BST JV break ground on Thai S-SBR plant
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - On March 19th, JSR Corp. and its joint-venture partner Bangkok Synthet…

Virginia fines Yokohama's Salem over silane pollution
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Salem, Virginia - Yokohama's tyre-making facility in Salem Virginia has been f…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 March 2012)
Added: 21 Mar 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

CRIA meeting opens in Qingdao
Added: 21 Mar 2012
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Qingdao, China - China's rubber industry is meeting in the coastal city of Qin…

Bridgestone outlines water-saving measures globally
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. has outlined some of the measures it is taking to re…

Qingdao exhibition highlights importance of branding
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China - Branding is one of the key themes of the CRIA exhibition in Q…

Elasto adds sales staff in China
Added: 21 Mar 2012
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Gungzhou, China -Elasto, has announced the appointment of two new members to t…

Schaeffler reports record sales, earnings
Added: 21 Mar 2012
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Herzogenaurach, Germany - Schaeffler AG has reported record sales and earnings…

Brazil orders 20 million female condoms
Added: 21 Mar 2012
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Brasilia - Brazil's Health Ministry is to buy and distribute 20 million female…

Michelin UK invites customers to rate tyre dealerships
Added: 21 Mar 2012
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Stoke, UK - Michelin UK has set up a website which encourages tyre buyers to r…

Gates to move hose production to Illinois plant
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Denver, Colorado - Gates Corp. plans to relocate 78 hydraulic hose manufactu…

SE Asian medical device market studied
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Espicom Business Intelligence has published a new report t…

Chicago equity firm buying TPMS-maker Schrader Intl.
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Chicago, Illinois -- An affiliate of Chicago-based private equity firm Madison…

Tokyo NR prices remain just below $4
Added: 21 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices remained just under the $4 mark in Tokyo, due to the w…

Mitas upgrades Serbian plant
Added: 20 Mar 2012
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Prague - Czech-based off-highway tyre manufacturer Mitas announced a euro 3.5 …

Denka raises CR prices
Added: 20 Mar 2012
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Tokyo - Denka will increase its Denka CR price at least U$200/mt and EUR150/mt…

Tosoh raises CR prices
Added: 20 Mar 2012
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Tokyo - Tosoh Corp will increase its Skyprene CR prices by US$430 and €320 a…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 March 2012)
Added: 20 Mar 2012
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Continental publishes annual report
Added: 20 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover - Continental has published its annual report, in which it focuses on…