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Sharp falls in OE truck tyre sales in January
Added: 6 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli said European truck tyre replacement sales fell by 22 …
News from elsewhere on the web (6 March 2012)
Added: 6 Mar 2012
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
NR prices move down on Tuesday
Added: 6 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for…
Specialty Tire to upgrade, expand radial capacity at HQ plant
Added: 6 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Indiana, Pennsylvania - Specialty Tires of America Inc. (STA) will spend $1.5 …
Tokai admits health & safety violation in Japan
Added: 6 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Japan - Tokai Rubber Industries has admitted certain breaches of Japan's Occup…
Conti announces that women contribute to tyre development
Added: 6 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany - Continental seems somewhat surprised to note that more tha…
Book explores polymer modification of bitumen
Added: 6 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Woodhead Publishing Ltd has published a book titled, Poly…
Bridgestone to add OTR mining tyre plant in Thailand
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp is to build a new plant in Thailand for the productio…
News from elsewhere on the web (05 March 2012)
Added: 5 Mar 2012
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Hankook extends Rugby League sponsorship in Australia
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, Australia - Hankook Tyre is sponsoring Australia's National Rugby L…
Malaysian NR segment studied
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Market Research Reports has published a report titled, M…
NR prices eased over the weekend
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pri…
Conti eyes 5% growth, 10% earnings ratio in 2012
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental A.G. management expects sales to rise more tha…
Rapra, Smithers agreement ends
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Telford, UK - Rapra Ltd., the plastics and rubber organisation, said it has …
Conti budgets $1.3B for tyre plant improvements, expansions
Added: 5 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental A.G. is budgeting more than $1.3 billion in i…
Wacker expands in South Korea
Added: 2 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Seoul - Munich-based chemicals group has successfully completed the expansion…
Asahi Kasei to make butadiene from butene - report
Added: 2 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Asahi Kasei has reportedly developed a butadiene extraction system and…
Tokai opens Indian AVS plant
Added: 2 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokai Rubber Industries has held an opening ceremony for its new India…
CRIA reports on February raw material prices in China
Added: 2 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has
published a compreh…
Kraton announces universal price rises
Added: 2 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Kraton Polymers has announced global price increases in its p…
