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Guilin launches hydraulic tyre curing press
Added: 12 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- Guilin Rubber Machinery has introduced an hydraulic tyre cu…

More Saab suppliers could request automaker be declared bankrupt
Added: 12 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Some European suppliers are preparing to demand Swedish A…

NR prices unchanged on Friday
Added: 12 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices remained almost unchanged overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom…

Goodyear developing self-inflating tyre technology
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron. Ohio -- Goodyear is developing a technology which can self-inflate an u…

Sales, profits up at Cooper-Standard
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper …

Butamax sues Gevo over alleged patent infringement
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wilmington, Delaware -- Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC today announced the fil…

Airboss of America reports record earnings in Q1, H1
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Newmarket, Ontario -- AirBoss of America Inc. has reported record earnings for…

Electric Bluebird car aims for speed record this weekend
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pendine Sands, Wales -- This weekend (13th and 14th August), Bluebird will fl…

UK tyre industry works with Horse Society
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Peterborough, UK -- The British Horse Society, the UK's largest equine charity…

Dunlop strengthens motorsport team
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham UK -- Goodyear Dunlop has announced two new leadership appointments…

Apollo sees sales up by 55% in Q1
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres reported a 55 percent increase in sales in the …

Sales and net profits rise in Q1 for Yokohama
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said net income in the three months to …

Q2 demand for rubber drives Lanxess results higher
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG has lifted its full-year guidance for 2011 af…

Think Pink! Radar sidewalls to highlight breast cancer
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Singapore-based Omni United has announced plans to launch a limite…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 August 2011)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices rebound again on Thursday
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices stabilised somewhat overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Excha…

Kraton expands isoprene capabilities
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. has completed its multimi…

Yokohama Australia wins ISO14001
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama's tyre sales company in Australia, Yokohama Tyre Australia Pt…

Avon wins another US defence contract
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Avon Protection has announced that it has been awarded a 3 yea…

Michelin saves energy with ABB motors
Added: 11 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin is reducing energy consumption at its plant in Valladolid in…