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Sino Legend claims top phenolic resin factory in Shanghai
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zhangjiagang City, China - Sino Legend (Zhangjiagang) Chemical Co., Ltd., the …

GT exports to EU fall 10 percent, on euro fears - report
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta - Tyre exports from PT Gajah Tunggal have reportedly declined by 10 pe…

Tyre labelling video emerges on Tyre Reviews
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace - Tyre Review website Tyre Reviews has posted a video explaining th…

NR prices unchanged on Thursday
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices were little changed overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchan…

U of Akron supercomputer verifies gas permeation model in elastomer
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Columbus, Ohio - An Akron researcher is designing computer prediction models f…

Book tracks history of Bruce Halle's business success
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - A biography of Bruce Halle, the founder of the US' largest independ…

UK logistics firm picks GT for exclusive tyre contract
Added: 8 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
SUffolk, UK - Bartrums Warehousing and Distribution has awarded its exclusive …

Apollo to open greenfield European plant wthin 5 years
Added: 7 Mar 2012
By Doug Bolduc, Crain News (ANE)
Geneva -- Apollo is reviving plans to build a greenfield tyre facto…

Tyre companies become less admired
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - Tyre and rubber companies feature in the 2012 listing of 'most admi…

USPTO rejects Butamax's claims in successful Gevo reexamination petition
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Englewood, Colorado - The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 March 2012)
Added: 7 Mar 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Dunlop Aircraft expands in North America
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Birmingham, UK-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is to offer its en…

NR prices little changed on Wednesday
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for…

Goodyear & DuPont to show prototype BioIsoprene tyre
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Goodyear and DuPont Industrial Biosciences are working…

Goodyear gives first glimpse of Air Maintenance Technology
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Geneva, Switzerland - The days of checking tyre pressure could be a thing of …

Continental introduces 3 new tyres at Geneva Motor Show
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Continental will present three new passenger tyres at …

Pirelli highlights premium tyres at Geneva Motor Show
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Pirelli's premium technology is in the spotlight at th…

Goodyear shows 'intelligent' tyres in Geneva
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Goodyear Dunlop will show the future of tyre technolog…

Michelin develops Energy E-V tyres for new Renault
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Clement-Ferrand, France - Michelin has developed new, highly energy efficient…

CMA extends warranty to 7 years on low RR tyres
Added: 7 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tyre Business staff report
Monrovia, California -- China Manufacturers Alliance…