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Joint venture funds tyre chip converter
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- Plateau Mineral Development has entered a joi…

Cooper Tire appoints Lewis as Singapore NR buyer
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Nigel Lewis as managin…

Kraton to invest $27M at Ohio plant for IR production
Added: 27 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers Inc., a producer of styrenic blo…

IRSG looks to refine NR, SR forecasting
Added: 27 Apr 2010
Rubber and Plastics News Staff
Qingdao, China -- To more clearly project global rubber production an…

China slaps high tariffs on imported nylon 6
Added: 27 Apr 2010
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter (Tire Business)
Beijing -- The Chinese Ministry of Commer…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 April 2010)
Added: 27 Apr 2010
(9 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Cooper Tire to raise prices 1 June, confirms possible F1 tyre supply
Added: 27 Apr 2010
Adapted from Tire Business & Rubber and Plastics News staff reports
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & R…

Sartomer increases monomer and oligomers prices in Americas
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Exton, Pennsylvania - Sartomer USA llc will increase prices for its monomers a…

Benecke-Kaliko enters partnership with Tatsuta
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Benecke-Kaliko, Continental's automotive interior sheetin…

EPDM Coatings highlights liquid rubber range
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Shelton, Connecticut -- EPDM Coatings llc has highlighted the performance bene…

Sid Richardson's Jones pushes energy reduction
Added: 26 Apr 2010
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina -- The carbon black …

RMA against proposed ozone rule
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Washington -- Concerned about the burdensome effect it will have on the US tyr…

Titan's sales down in Q1, prices to increase
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. has reported sales of $196.4 mill…

Bridgestone files lawsuit against Commerce Max
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Corp. and two subsidiaries have filed suit…

Cabot named in environmental lawsuit
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Carbon black and silica producer Cabot Corp. has been…

Sumitomo promotes Falken executive
Added: 26 Apr 2010
Tire Business staff report
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) has promoted Yasushi…

Continental focuses on safety at Auto China 2010
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental is presenting its “Simplify your Drive†c…

McLube offers water-based lubricant for rubber parts
Added: 26 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Aston, Pennsylvania -- The McLube division of McGee Industries has developed a…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 April 2010)
Added: 26 Apr 2010
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Contitech Beattie wins UK Queen's Award for exports
Added: 23 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ashington UK -- ContiTech Beattie Ltd. has been honored with the prestigious Q…