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Kama claims good results on tyre tests
Added: 16 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan - Kama claims that on-road tests with Logistics compan…

Global NBR market studied
Added: 16 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Merchant Research and Consulting Ltd has published a new r…

Bridgestone sues small US clothing maker
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Brands LLC is suing a small Vermont-based …

Malaysian NR output increased in June
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's production of natural rubber (NR) in June 2011 was …

Conti cuts weight of airsprings
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG says it has developed a range of light-wei…

Sri Lanka's Kelani reports lower Q1 profits on higher sales
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Kelani Tyres PLC has reported lower profits and higher r…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 August 2011)
Added: 15 Aug 2011
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Ansell reports lower sales, profits for full year
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, Australia -- Australian glove and condom maker Ansell Ltd has repor…

Hexpol completes restructuring following acquisition of Excel
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Hexpol AB has completed its integration of Excel Polymers Group. …

Aditya Birla sees carbon black volumes up 32 percent in Q1
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- The Aditya Birla group has reported strong growth in group…

SBR capacity in China analysed
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China is increasing capacity for styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). As…

NR prices show little change over the weekend
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved up slightly over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom …

Cooper gets $1.5M DOE grant for fuel-effiency technology
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Cooper Tire & Rubbe…

Global SBR business studied
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Merchant Research and Consulting Ltd. has published a new r…

Brityrex 2012 moves to new venue in Manchester
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester, UK -- Organisers of the UK-based tyre aftermarket show, Brityrex, …

ACS Rubber Division holding course Aug. 16
Added: 15 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division will be hosting a seminar Aug. 16 (to…

Sumitomo's earnings down, sales up 6.7%
Added: 12 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. suffered drops in operating a…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 August 2011)
Added: 12 Aug 2011
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Dunlop India makes a loss in Q1 on doubled sales
Added: 12 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Troubled tyre maker Dunlop India has posted a net loss of …

China forecasts high import tariffs to enter EU
Added: 12 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China's Ministry of Commerce has warned that the EU may raise tarif…