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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…