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Kraton appoints board member
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. has appointed Anna Cheng C…
Rubber prices plunged overnight
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices in Tokyo, Singapore and Shanghai fell sharply overnigh…
Synthos takes Euro 1.4 million stake in Global Bioenergies
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Evry, France -- Synthos SA has taken a euro 1.4 million investment in bio-buta…
Bridgestone to invest $1.2B in U.S., including new OTR plant
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Graniteville, South Carolina -- Bridgestone Americas will invest more than …
Brooks to head new Bridgestone OTR plant project
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Americas (BATO) has tapped Steve Brooks fo…
Lanxess close to 10-year Isobutanol deal with Gevo
Added: 21 Sep 2011
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess AG is in the final stages of negotiating a 10-year exclusive supply…
Lanxess to phase out Buna EP name in favour of Keltan
Added: 21 Sep 2011
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess is to phase out the Buna EP name for its EPDM products. From 1 Jan …
Lanxess to use bio-ethylene in EPDM - update
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dusseldorf -- Lanxess AG has said it will, by the end of this year, use bio-et…
China working on tyre labelling rules
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yantai, China -- A second report on the CRIA website discusses the meeting hel…
News from elsewhere on the web (21 Sept 2011)
Added: 21 Sep 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
China's tyre ouptut increased in August
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- A report from China says, "Data from National Bureau of Statistics …
Bridgestone planning 'major' investment in S.C.
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Graniteville, South Carolina -- Bridgestone Americas will announce a “major …
Debica director resigns
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Debica, Poland -- Roberto Fioroni a member of the Supervisory Board at TC Debi…
Rubber falls further on 21 September
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract fell by…
Conti to open doors of Stoecken plant on Friday
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- On Friday 23 September, Continental will open the doors o…
EChA launches consultation on phthalate ban
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsionki -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implementing RE…
Electric car to run on 22-inch Goodyear Eagles
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The Fisker Karma EVer (electric vehicle, extended range) is to …
AAC develops AV mounts from nitrile rubber
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hyde Park, New York -- Advanced Antivibration Components has developed a range…
Pirelli opens luxury goods store in Milan
Added: 21 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has opened a new fashion store / gallery to promote it…
All-rubber tracks save weight, fuel
Added: 20 Sep 2011
London - UK defence supplier BAE Systems showed all-rubber tracks for military vehicles at its stan…
