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Trelleborg to re-structure in wake of Vibracoustic JV

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg AB is to re-organise its operations in the wake…

TIA opposes US tyre labelling

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

San Francisco, California - The US-based Tire Industry Association has said in…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Feb 2012)

Added: 8 Feb 2012

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

Aeolus completes car tyre plant; enters EU market

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hardenberg, The Netherlands - Following completion of a 5m unit/year car tyre …

Nokian's full-year results power ahead

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland - Nokian Tyres group's net sales increased by 37.7 percent t…

Aeolus completes car tyre factory

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Henan, China - Aeolus tyre has completed the construction of a new car tyre fa…

NR prices trend higher on Wednesday

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices showed a generally positive trend in Wednesday's tradi…

P Zero Silver - Pirelli's road-legal tyre based on F1

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan - Pirelli has launched the P Zero Silver, a tyre aimed drivers with a sp…

Goodyear joins Suppliers Partnership for the Environment

Added: 8 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC - The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) today annou…

Court sanctions Michelin in liability case

Added: 8 Feb 2012

By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff

Atlanta, Georgia -- An Atlanta federal court judge has …

Share of US buyers shying away from imports rises-J.D. Power

Added: 8 Feb 2012

By Danielle Emerson, Crain News Service

 

Detroit, Michigan -- The share of new-vehicle buyers steeri…

Hexpol sales rose 89 percent in 2011

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stockholm, Sweden - Custom compounder Hexpol AB saw sales jump in both the 12 …

Yokohama welcomes delays in US tyre labels

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. says it welcomes the delay in intr…

Lanxess raises prices of chloroprene rubber globally

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing prices for its Baypren branded…

Toyo says it has recovered from earthquake

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - Toyo Tire and Rubber said it has now completely recovered from the eff…

CRIA reports on January raw material prices in China

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has

published a compreh…

NR prices slightly weaker overnight

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Rubber prices were largely unchanged overnight, though slightly weak…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 Feb 2012)

Added: 7 Feb 2012

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

Sumitomo breaks ground on Singapore S-SBR plant, expects to add more capacity

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jurong Island, Singapore --Sumitomo Chemical has held the  groundbreaking cere…

UK truck market sees mixed start to 2012

Added: 7 Feb 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

London - The UK commercial vehicle market got off to a mixed start in January …