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NR prices on Wed 13 July
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract rose by yen 13 ov…

'Green' project in Ghana converts rubber trees to woodchips
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Africa Renewables Ltd ("AfriRen"), a London headquartered internatio…

Solvay picks contractor for epichlorhydrin project in China
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taixing, Jiangsu Province, China -- Solvay has awarded an engineering contract…

Firestone wins Liberian child labour case
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago, Illinois -- A US Appeals Court has rejected claims by 23 Liberian chi…

Indian company contracts to buy output from Cyprus Carbon plant
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Hunt Global Resources Inc. said it has signed a five year co…

ETRMA reports on European used tyre activities
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - ETRMA, the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association, sai…

Malaysia's NR production rose in May
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Production of natural rubber (NR) rose by 6,169 tonn…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 July 2011)
Added: 12 Jul 2011
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Aeolus holds media day to promote green tyres
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jiaozuo City, Henan, China -- Aeolus Tyre Co., Ltd. held on 9 July a major eve…

Kumho to relocate Nanjing, China, plant
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Kumho Tire Co. Inc. and the Chinese government…

Keyuan issues shareholder notice over NASDAQ de-listing
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ningbo, China -- Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. said it has received a letter fro…

USW expresses disappontment at Union City closure
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The United Steelworkers (USW) said it was very dis…

Goodyear shuts Union City plant early
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has ceased production at its tyre plant in Union City,…

Ford's key suppliers win more business on global vehicles
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co.'s key suppliers are poised to reap big rew…

Ford exec team's visits to suppliers are paying off
Added: 12 Jul 2011
David Sedgwick, Crain staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co.'s purchasing operation s…

Sumitomo's Changshu plant produces 50 million tyres
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Changshu, China -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries' subsidiary in China, Sumitomo …

Performance Additives opens US plant
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
New Philadelphia, Ohio -- Performance Additives Sdn. Bhd. has opened a speci…

Indian tyre market studied
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- RNCOS has published a report titled, Indian Tyre Industry A…

NR prices on Tue 12 July
Added: 12 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract fell by yen 5 ov…

Greenkote, Kalcor partnership aids rubber-to-metal bonders
Added: 12 Jul 2011
By Bruce Meyer, Crain News Service (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Two Cleveland companies have joined fo…