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Gajah Tunggal to invest $2bn in five years - report

Added: 13 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jakarta -- Bloomberg reports that Indonesian tyre maker Gajah Tunggal plans to…

Hankook recalls tyres in China -report

Added: 13 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- China's quality watchdog discovered quality issues with Hankook tyr…

NR prices ease in Tokyo

Added: 13 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved down over the weekend.

On Tok…

Retired IISRP head Richard "Dick" Killian dies at 72

Added: 13 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Houston, Texas -- Richard J. “Dick” Killian, 72, the first managing dire…

Hyosung buys Goodyear's global steelcord business

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has agreed to sell its globa…

Denka raises prices for CR

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K.(Denka) said it is increasing prices of its po…

China NR imports rose in May

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- China's imports of natural rubber rose, while imports of synthetic …

ERJ seeks information from Rubber Compounders - Last chance today

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- In our next issue, ERJ intends to report on the European rubber comp…

Malaysia's NR ouput was up in April

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's production of natural rubber (NR) recorded 62,363 t…

Hankook breaks ground on Indonesia tyre plant

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Bekasi, Indonesia -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has broken ground on a $353 million…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 June 2011)

Added: 10 Jun 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo sets up Mid-east hub in Dubai

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dubai --Apollo Tyres Ltd, has announced its plans for the Middle East market a…

Conti to add 10 percent output this year

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hannover -- Continental's passenger car tyre unit will produce about 124 milli…

ATS upgrades UK fast-fit centres

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Michelin-owned tyre retail chain ATS Euromaster is spending £6 mil…

NR prices ease in Tokyo

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved down overnight.

On Tokyo's To…

Nebraska gives money to tyre recyclers

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Lincoln, Nebraska -- Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality is awarding …

Yokohama launches 'user-centric' consumer website

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp. has re-launched its US-oriented …

Solutia hiking Santoflex prices

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

St Louis, Missouri -- Just days after announcing a new commitment to rubber …

EPA removes confidentiality claims for more than 150 chemicals

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington DC -- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made public …

Plaza Group joins IISRP as an affiliate

Added: 10 Jun 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Houston, Texas -- The Plaza Group has joined the International Institute of …