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Indian replacement tyre market studied
Added: 2 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- TechSci Research, has published a new report titled, India…

ANRPC expects NR output to increase slightly
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) h…

Freudenberg, Trelleborg sign final JV agreement
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg and Freudenberg have signed the final agreement…

Japanese vehicle sales to grow 19% in 2012 - JAMA
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japan's Automotive Manufacturers' Association (JAMA) is forecasting a …

Global SBR business studied
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Merchant Research & Consulting, Ltd has published a new rep…

NR prices in mixed trend overnight
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, p…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Feb 2012)
Added: 1 Feb 2012
(09 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cancarb appoints R&D manager
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Alberta, Canada - Cancarb Ltd has named Dr. Blessing Ibeh as its Research and …

Vystar wins Chinese patent for latex
Added: 1 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia - Vystar Corp. said it has received its third US and first Ch…

ERJ seeks information from machinery makers - Final day
Added: 1 Feb 2012
London -- Do you (or your employer) make machinery for the rubber industry? ERJ needs to hear from…

Hexpol completes acquisition of Müller Kunststoffe
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Hexpol's acquisition of Horst Müller Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG f…

Japanese car production increased in December
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japanese automobile production in December 2011 was recorded as 848,20…

China tyre production up by 8.5 percent in 2011
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China produced 832.1 million tyres in 2011, up by 8.5 percent over 2…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 Jan 2012)
Added: 31 Jan 2012
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Ohio rubber compounder charged after workplace injury
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - The US-based Occupational Safety and Health Administrat…

Silicone rubber can self heal - news from 1954
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio - A recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society c…

Tire Society seeks papers for 2012 technical conference
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- The US-based Tire Society is seeking technical papers for its 3…

Dana opens distribution center in Hungary
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Maumee, Ohio -- Dana Holding Corp. said it has opened a distribution center …

NR prices rise in Tokyo, Singapore
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices increased once more, after recent losses. On Tokyo's T…

Wacker signs Spanish compounder
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zumaia, Spain - Wacker is deepening its ties with Siliconas Silam S.A., a sili…