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News from elsewhere on the web (25th October)
Added: 25 Oct 2011
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Vietnam rubber exports up 1.3%, Dow Jones says
Added: 25 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanoi - Vietnam exported an estimated 80 kilotonnes of rubber in October, up …

Morgan Stanley publishes Oct tyre report
Added: 25 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Morgan Stanley has published its October tyre compendium, the global…

RTA sends 'open letter' to Aussie prime minister, parliament
Added: 25 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Pacific Grove, California -- In an effort to drum up…

ContiTech expands production capacity at Hanover-Vahrenwald
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- ContiTech said it is expanding production capacity at its…

Bridgestone eyes 10% earnings ratio by 2016
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business Staff Report
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. hopes to boost its opera…

Boynton takes over as CEO at Rayonier
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Jacksonville, Florida - Paul Boynton will succeed Lee Thomas as ceo of intern…

Rubber producers' group advises members to slow exports
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok -- The International Rubber Consortium will advise member countries T…

Double victory for Yokohama at Japanese design awards
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd's new eco tyre concept BluEarth and its new …

Hankook's Optimo 4S named top all-season tyre in winter tyre test
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Daventry, UK - Hankook says its Optimo 4S has been voted best all-season tyre…

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

Lower Q3 profit at Supermax despite revenue growth
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kuala Lumpur - Rubber gloves maker Supermax has reported a pre-tax profit of …

Hankook to hike US commercial tyre prices
Added: 24 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Tire Business Staff
Wayne, New Jersey -- Hankook Tire America Corp. will rai…

Japan's JAMA revises vehicle demand forecast downward
Added: 21 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's vehicle demand is now expected to be lower than previous esti…

Resorcinol listed in EChA's draft Evaluation plan
Added: 21 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA has today submitted the first draft Community rollin…

Bridgestone updates mid-term management plan
Added: 21 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp has set a return on Assets target of 6 percent for 2…

Hexpol to add mixing line in Qingdao as sales, profits double
Added: 21 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Sales and operating profits at Hexpol AB almost doubled in the th…

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

CRIA to industrialise Eucommia ulmoides for Gutta-Percha production
Added: 21 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China is to investigate the use of the tree species, Eucommia ulmoi…

CRIA publishes October prices of rubber materials in China
Added: 21 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has published a compre…