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Hankook signs electricity contract in Indonesia
Added: 29 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta - Hankook has secured electricity supplies for its new Indonesian rubb…

World butadiene market analysed
Added: 29 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Merchant Research & Consulting, Ltd has published a new rep…

US Casing shortages blamed on scrap tyre exporting
Added: 29 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter
Sacramento, California-Exports of sc…

Conti reports strong results in first half
Added: 29 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG is raising its outlook for the current busi…

Michelin income grows 32 percent in first half
Added: 29 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Consolidated net sales for Michelin amounted to €10,105 million, up …

Goodyear targets high-profit segments over volume
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Richard Kramer, CEO of Goodyear told analysts today that Goody…

Goodyear posts record sales in Q2 on reduced tyre volumes
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear said its revenues per tyre jumped by 18 percent in the…

ANRPC forecasts NR shortage from 2016 onwards
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- In its July issue of Natural Rubber Trends & Statistics, the A…

Pirelli raises stake in Chinese venture to 90%
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has raised its ownership stake in its Pir…

Titan reports record earnings in Q2
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire has reported record sales and profits in the th…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 July 2011)
Added: 28 Jul 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Pirelli to raise European tyre prices from 1 Sept
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli announces price increases in all European markets for …

Dow to build chemical plant
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co. is to build an integrated chemicals co…

CRIA to continue on 'straight path'
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Xinjiang, China -- A report from the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) …

USW steps up Infinity Rubber campaign
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Ontario -- The United Steelworkers (USW) has released a new video on …

Keyuan wins delay in NASDAQ de-listing case
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ningbo, China -- Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc.said the NASDAQ Hearings Panel has…

NR prices on Thur 28 July - still above $5
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract moved down by yen…

World silicones market studied
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Freedonia Inc. has published a new report titled, World Sil…

UK tyre price comparison site launches
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace -- A new price comparison website for tyres in the Uk has been laun…

Yokohama sponsors South-East Asian rally series
Added: 28 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., sai it will sponsor for the 11th consec…