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Ukraine to upgrade roads
Added: 18 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kiev, Ukraine -- The Ukraine government has arranged a euro 450 million loan w…

Bridgestone NA Picks Optimedia for $100M Media Account
Added: 18 Nov 2011
By: Alexandra Bruell Crain staff (AA)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Corp. has selected Public…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 Nov 2011)
Added: 18 Nov 2011
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

How do email, social and search strategies work together?
Added: 18 Nov 2011
By Nichole Goodyear, Strategic Adviser, Extole Inc. (BtoB)
Cyberspace -- E-mail remains a powerful t…

Mixed trend in NR prices on Friday
Added: 18 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for…

Bridgestone extends Fiege's logistics contract to Switzerland
Added: 18 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Long-time supplier of logistics services to Bridgestone in Germany…

Out-of-Spec compound causes production outage at DATL
Added: 18 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (DATL) factory in Birmingham UK suffer…

NR price recovery continues
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices continued their slow upward trend overnight. On Tokyo'…

Japan Rubber Assn, CRIA hold joint event in Nanchang
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nanchang, China -- At a joint event hosted by the China Rubber Industry Associ…

Industrial biotech company changes name, plans bio-isoprene production
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Cupertino, California-- AE Biofuels Inc., an industrial biotechnology company…

Ford Motor Co. to pay out $70m to victims of tyre-fault crash
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Sacramento, California -- A California jury has returned a verdict for victim…

EPA, DOT announce stringent fuel economy standards for 2017-2025
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Washington, DC -- The US Environmental Protection Ag…

Lanxess to maintain investment levels in 2012
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Lanxess plans to keep investment levels at about Euro 600 million in…

Mitas tyres to feature more prominently in the UK market
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Mitas Tyres Ltd has announced that its Mitas-brand will feature more…

News from elsewhere on the web (17th Nov)
Added: 17 Nov 2011
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Russia firm Tatneft showcases tyre making facilities
Added: 17 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Almetyevsk, Russia - Russia petrochemical company Tatneft-Neftekhim recently …

Korea's voluntary tyre label scheme comes into force
Added: 15 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Korea is to introduce mandatory labels for tyres from November…

Fleet management company calls for cost-benefit analysis on winter tyres
Added: 15 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- A UK-based fleet management services company says fleet managers sho…

China's rubber industry grew 19% in Jan-Sept.
Added: 15 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The rubber industry in China generated 19 percent more sales in the…

NR prices largely unchanged on Tuesday
Added: 15 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices remained stable overnight. As a result of the sharp fa…