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NR prices show mixed trend

Added: 13 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices moved downwards during Monday's trading. On Tokyo's To…

RIEG organising visit to Trelleborg AVS

Added: 13 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leicester, UK - Members of the UK's Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) are inv…

Tire Tech Expo opens tomorrow

Added: 13 Feb 2012

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Cologne, Germany - Tire Technology Expo opens tomorrow in Cologne. This three-…

Pirelli links with Audi in Canadian Winter driving programme

Added: 13 Feb 2012

Montreal, Canada - Pirelli is supplying tyres to the 2012 edition of the Audi Driving Experience in…

Michelin sales up 39% on 7% more volume; Rollier to retire

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris - Michelin sold 6.7 percent more tyres in 2011, but saw full-year revenu…

Freudenberg extends made-to-order seals service to UK, Brazil

Added: 10 Feb 2012

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Weinheim - Freudenberg's Merkel unit has extended to the UK and Brazil, its Me…

NR prices dropped on Tocom overnight

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices moved downwards during Friday's trading. On Tokyo's To…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Feb 2012)

Added: 10 Feb 2012

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Indian Rubber Board to hold REACH training

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kottayam, India - The Rubber Training Institute, Rubber Board and the Indian R…

Now, rubber soles for blade runners

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Reykjavik, Iceland - Icelandic company Össur, which makes prosthetic blades f…

Chinese rubber imports fall by a third in January - reports

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - Chinese imports of synthetic rubber (including latex) in January 201…

Michelin eyes investment in South Carolina

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (TB)

Anderson, South Carolina -  Michelin North America Inc. is evaluating the poss…

Forbo taking offers for building/construction adhesives business

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Baar, Switzerland - Forbo Holdings A.G. said several parties have expressed …

MRF reports steady progress in Q3

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Chennai, India - MRF Ltd has reported steady growth in sales and profits for t…

Combine Harvester maker honours Mitas

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Prague, Czech Republic - Farm equipment manufacturer CLAAS awarded tyre maker …

JK Tyre moves to net loss on currency effects in Q3

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kolkata, India - JK Tyre reported a net loss in the three months to 31 Decembe…

Phillips Carbon Black blames profit fall on Chinese imports

Added: 10 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kolkata, India - Phillips Carbon black reported a healthy increase in sales, b…

Ceat to set up tyre plant in Bangladesh

Added: 9 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai - Ceat Ltd has decided to build a tyre factory in Bangladesh. The facto…

Zeon's sales fall in Q3

Added: 9 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Sales at Zeon Corp declined slightly in the nine months to 31 December…

Apollo sales, profits jump in Q3

Added: 9 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Gurgaon, India - Sales and profits at Apollo Tyres have continued their boomin…