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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…