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Spanish R&D group joins EU tyre 'upcycling' project
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Spanish R&D and innovation company Tecnalia is looking into the upcy…

Pirelli data shows slowing growth in tyre markets
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different r…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 Nov 2011)
Added: 25 Nov 2011
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Commercial vehicle registrations up 7.7 percent in October
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- In October, new commercial vehicle registrations were up 7.7 perc…

Nokian Heavy Tyres to adjust production to reflect weaker demand
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Tyres said it is to adjust the production output of N…

NR Prices ease overnight
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices fell slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Henniges creates 64 jobs in US with help of state investment
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Raleigh, North Carolina - Henniges Automotive is to add 64 new jobs at its pl…

Hankook presents new tyres & sporting stars at Essen Motor Show
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Essen, Germany -- Hankook Tire said it is presenting “trend-setting†tyre…

Ford plans 4000 temporary layoffs in Europe as industry sales weaken
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt, Germany -- Ford Motor Co. will temporarily lay off 4000 workers nex…

Korea's SBR market studied
Added: 25 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland - Global Data has published a new report titled, Styrene-Butad…

DuPont awarded total of $920.3m damages in Kevlar case
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - A US Court has awarded DuPont a total of $920.3 million in damages a…

India's rubber output in August was up year-on-year
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, india -- Production of Natural Rubber
(NR) in the country during
Augus…

CRIA says what it thinks of US Rubber Expo
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- In comparison with similar events in China, October's Rubber Expo w…

China hopes to avoid more anti-dumping cases
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nanchang, China -- In another report from the 12th National conference of the …

Notch reports on carbon black production forecasts
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Reporting on last week's Carbon Black 2011 Conference in Asia Pac…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 Nov 2011)
Added: 24 Nov 2011
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR Prices remain static
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Conti, Marangoni end Americas tread rubber pact
Added: 24 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fort Mills, South Carolina -- Continental A.G. and Marangoni S.p.A. have ende…

Avon profits rise on lower revenues in full year
Added: 23 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Avon Rubber PLC said pre-tax profits for the 12 months to 30 Septemb…

Bridgestone Europe publishes environmental report
Added: 23 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe has published the 2011 edition of its “Enviro…