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Exam glove boom brings good times for manufacturers
Added: 25 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, California -- Marketstrat has published a new report titled, Disposabl…

Lanxess contributes to Haiti relief effort
Added: 25 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess is supporting relief efforts in the aftermath o…

Slovak retreader joins TRIB
Added: 25 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Pacific Grove, California - Simkovic-Protektor spol. s.r.o., a tyre retreader …

Amerityre to delist stock from Nasdaq
Added: 25 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Boulder City, Nevada - Polyurethane tyre developer Amerityre Corp. will delist…

Michelin to invest $1 billion in China tyre plant
Added: 22 Jan 2010
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Paris - Michelin said it will invest $1 billion (Euro 707 millio…

Amtel disputes $65 million claim from bank
Added: 22 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Bankrupt Russian tyre maker Amtel NV is disputing a claim for $65 mi…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 Jan 2010)
Added: 22 Jan 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bekaert hold official opening party for Russian plant
Added: 22 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lipetsk, Russia - Bekaert has officially opened its new steelcord plant in the…

Bridgestone donates to Haiti relief efforts
Added: 22 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. will join two of its subsidiaries, Bridgestone Ameri…

Carlisle combines 2 businesses
Added: 22 Jan 2010
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Charlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Companies Inc., after a pot…

Carbon Green acquires Greenwood Commerce
Added: 22 Jan 2010
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Washington - British Columbia-based tyre recycling company Carbo…

Colorado Tire still planning Washington OTR tyre plant
Added: 22 Jan 2010
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Ephrata, Washington-Principals of off-the-road tyre distributor …

Avon Rubber improves trading performance
Added: 21 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber plc has improved its trading performance over the t…

Detroit auto show report: GM, Ford load up small cars for bigger profits
Added: 21 Jan 2010
By Jamie LaReau and Chrissie Thompson, Crain News Service
From Tire Business
Detroit, Michigan - At…

Zeon to add nitrile capacity in Japan
Added: 21 Jan 2010
Rubber & Plastics News
Louisville Kentucky - Zeon Corp. will spend $1 million (Euro 711 000) to impr…

Eliokem building Pliocord facility in China
Added: 21 Jan 2010
From Rubber & Plastics News
Villejust, France - Eliokem S.A.S. is building a plant in China to boost…

WTO to study US tariffs on Chinese tyres
Added: 21 Jan 2010
Rubber & Plastics News
Geneva - The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body has voted to …

Cabot increases fumed silica capacity in China
Added: 20 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. and China National Bluestar (Group) Co. L…

Online tyre retailer sees revenues up 20 percent
Added: 20 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- European online tyre retailer Delticom AG has reported pre…

Citroën selects Bridgestone as OE supplier
Added: 20 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- For the first time in over 70 years, French car maker Citroën has…