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California EPA orders recycler to remove tyres
Added: 2 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Francisco, California -- The US Environmental Protection Agency is orderin…

NR prices ease slightly
Added: 2 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rmoved downward overnight on very …

Jyco promotes TPV weatherstrips
Added: 2 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Jyco Sealing Technologies said it is enjoying a boom in…

Ford promotes tyre pressure gauges - even with TPMS
Added: 2 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford is reccommending that motorists use a pressure gaug…

Mitas introducing 13 sizes in row-crop ag tyres
Added: 2 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Prague, Czech Republic - Mitas Tires is introducing Mitas-brand tyres in 13 si…

Zeon raises prices for NBR - again
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Zeon Europ GmbH has announced a price increase for its…

Bridgestone to make hydraulic hoses in China
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. said its subsidiary, Changzhou Bridgestone Flowtech…

Lanxess to build 140 kt plant for Nd-BR in Singapore
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Lanxess AG has selected Singapore as the site for its new neodymi…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 June 2011)
Added: 1 Jun 2011
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Ashland pays $3.2b for International Specialty Products
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (PN)
Covington, Kentucky -- Ashland Inc. is paying $3.2 billion in cash for Interna…

Goodyear declares force majeure on butadiene-related products
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has declared force majeure on its chemical products-…

Japanese buyers of Winter tyres prefer Michelin
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Michelin has come out top in the 2011 J.D. Power Asia Pacific Japan W…

Italy raises concerns about safety of Chinese plastics and rubber machinery
Added: 1 Jun 2011
By Steve Toloken, Crain staff (PN)
Guangzhou, China -- An Italian government investigation has found…

Gevo fitting out bio-isobutanol plant in Minnesota
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Luverne, Minnesota -- Gevo Inc. -- Lanxess' partner in the production of bio-s…

Conti issues statement on FIFA crisis
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental, as one of the key sponsors of the FIFA World …

Freudenberg expands in India
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- In the 2010 financial year, the Freudenberg Group achieved ne…

NR prices unchanged
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rremained unchanged overnight.
On T…

Yokohama wins two Mercedes fitments
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said its Advan Sport V105 tyres have been s…

Hangzhou Zhongce reports electricity shortages
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shandong Province, China -- Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd is reporting short…

Fenner raises $200m in share issue
Added: 1 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Conveyor belt maker Fenner PLC has raised $200 million through insti…