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Pirelli to build JV plant for radial moto in Indonesia
Added: 9 Nov 2011
London -- Pirelli intends to build a euro 66 million plant to make moto tyres in Indonesia. Details…

Pirelli quits one of two JVs with Russian Technologies
Added: 9 Nov 2011
London -- Pirelli will only form a single joint venture with Russian Technologies, instead of the t…

Apollo Tyres half-year sales up 50%
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Gurgaon, India - Indian tyre maker Apollo Tyres' has reported a 51-percent in…

Delticom: Earnings up 23.3% on sales of Euro 298m
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- European online tyre dealer Delticom has published its fu…

Tokai's new five-year-plan reflects huge change in Japan
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Komaki, Japan - Japanese rubber company Tokai Rubber Industries has announced…

Kenda eyes new plant site in Taiwan
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News staff
Taipei, Taiwan -- Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd…

Michelin honoured by US Secretary of Defense
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Hilton Head, South Carolina -- Michelin North Americ…

News from elsewhere on the web (9th Nov)
Added: 9 Nov 2011
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

TRIB adds four board members
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News staff
Falls Church, Virginia -- The Tire Retread & Repa…

Carbon Black 2011 conference coming to Singapore
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Singapore -- The Carbon Black 2011 Asia Pacific Conference will be held 16-18 …

Sales, earnings up at Pirelli
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli has posted sales of Euro 1265.8 million in the first n…

Record yearly results for UK conveyor belt maker Fenner
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hessle, UK - Conveyor belt maker Fenner PLC has reported “record financial …

Bridgestone expands Dueler H/L 422 Ecopia tyre line
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations llc has announce…

Pirelli intending to address high-profit segments - updated
Added: 9 Nov 2011
London-- Pirelli is intending to attack high premium segments in the industry, and expects the prop…

Dunlop invests euro 6.4 million in Dutch conveyor belting unit
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Drachten, Netherlands - Dunlop Conveyor Belting is to invest up to euro 6.4 mi…

China's tyre industry enters high cost era
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guiyang, China - China's tyre and rubber industry has entered the high cost e…

Michelin to sell its stake in Hankook Tire
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Paris --Michelin is selling its 10 percent stake in Hankook Tire, via an inst…

Income up 23% in first nine months of fiscal '11 - Bridgestone
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - Bridgestone has said net income for the nine months ended 30 Sept 201…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Nov 2011)
Added: 8 Nov 2011
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices stabilise overnight
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices recovered slightly overnight, but remain well below ye…