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Michelin pushes latest Alpin winter tyres
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin is premiering its Pilot Alpin and Latitude Alpin, two winter …

Nokian claims wins in two tyre tests
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland - Nokian reports success in two recent tyre tests.
The company s…

Trelleborg completes sale of French automotive unit
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont, France - Trelleborg has completed the divestment of its operation th…

Kraton makes a net loss for the year
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Kraton sold 62 kt of its styrenic block copolymer products in…

Russian tyre market studied
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- TechSci Research has published a new report titled, Russia…

Kraton says modified asphalt shows exceptional performance
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Kraton says the results of an industry-standard test for high…

US distributor backing new Vietnamese tyre plant
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Bin Duong Province, Vietnam - Vietnam's J.S.C. Southern Rubber Industry (Ca…

Momentive expanding plant, center in India
Added: 1 Mar 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Albany, New York - Silicone and advanced materials provider Momentive Perfor…

ANRPC revises upwards NR output for 2011
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) h…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Feb 2012)
Added: 29 Feb 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

EVO magazine publishes tyre test results
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bedford, UK - The UK high performance motoring magazine EVO has published the …

EChA seeks comments on 13 more substances of Very high concern
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland - EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implement…

EchA publishes review report on 2011
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland - EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implement…

NR prices drift upwards on Wednesday
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices showed both up and down movements over the weekend. On…

Gevo ready with commercial bio-isobutanol
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Englewood, Colorado - Gevo, Inc. said it is, “on the cusp of commercialising…

Infinity Tyres launches lifestyle magazine
Added: 29 Feb 2012
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Dubai - AL Dobowi Group has launched a lifestyle magazine called Infinity Life…

Marangoni Meccanica opens new production hall for OTR building machines
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rovereto, Iltaly - Marangoni Meccanica has completed construction of its third…

Lockout costs for Cooper could top $40 million
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio --Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s efforts to keep dealers supplied wi…

US inventor claims Knobbly Knife extends tyre life
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tennessee - A dirt-bike riding family from Tennessee has developed a tool call…

China's tyre manufacturing industry studied
Added: 29 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Reports from China has published a new report titled, Chin…