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Turkish conference to analyse rubber and tyre markets

Added: 19 Oct 2010

Istanbul, Turkey The 4th CEE Rubber & Tire Markets, to be held in Istanbul, 25-26 November, will e…

Michelin to celebrate centennial of Monte Carlo Rally by giving away 100 tyres

Added: 19 Oct 2010

Clermont Ferrand, France - Michelin will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Monte Carlo Rally b…

Yokohama tyre receives good design award

Added: 19 Oct 2010

Tokyo - A fuel-efficient tyre made using materials supplied by the Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd has rec…

Kraton to show its latest products at K 2010 in Dusseldorf

Added: 19 Oct 2010

Houston, Texas - Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global producer of styrenic block cop…

Indian carbon black supplier profiled

Added: 18 Oct 2010

London - Companies & Markets, a London-based business information specialist, has prepared a profil…

Global adhesives and sealant markets set for modest recovery

Added: 18 Oct 2010

San Jose, California - Global Industry Analysts reports that, while the decline in sales of adhesiv…

ContiTech buys Chinese conveyor belt maker

Added: 18 Oct 2010

Northeim, Germany - The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, has agreed to buy the conveyor belt operatio…

News from elsewhere

Added: 18 Oct 2010

Rubber mart likely to continue rally

Malaysia - Malaysian rubber prices are expected extend rally n…

Goodyear tyres standard fitment on 2011 Ford Explorer

Added: 18 Oct 2010

Akron, Ohio - Ford Motor Co.will fit Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co's Fortera HL tyres as original equip…

Fiat, Toyota, Ford lead sixth consecutive monthly drop in Europe car sales

Added: 18 Oct 2010

Paul McVeigh, Automotive News Europe, A Crain Publication

Fiat SpA, Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Moto…

Toyo Tire USA to increase prices Nov 1

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DRR)

Cypress, California - Effective 1 Nov, Toyo Tire USA Corp. will increase pric…

Hexpol buys Excel Polymers

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Malmö, Sweden -- Hexpol AB is to buy global rubber compounding group Excel P…

Tyre sales data shows recovery continues

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales for the month …

Asahi Kasei to build S-SBR plant in Singapore

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Singapore -- Asahi Kasei Chemicals has said it will construct a new plant to p…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 Oct 2010)

Added: 18 Oct 2010

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

Imerys raises prices in N America

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Atlanta, georgia -- Imerys Performance Minerals North America has announced pr…

Asian NR markets follow upward trend - IRCo

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Bangkok -- Rubber prices tested $4 / kg across Asia, according to the weekly p…

Change a flat? What's that?

Added: 18 Oct 2010

By Bruce Davis ERJ staff

Detroit, Michigan -- For decades, US the auto and tyre industries have cha…

Michelin rolls out software for tyre retailers in Australia

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Melbourne, Australia -- Michelin is rolling out a new electronic ordering syst…

USTR launches trade investigation of China's 'green' technologies

Added: 18 Oct 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington DC --At the request of the United Steelworkers (USW) union, the Off…