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News from elsewhere on the web (20 August 2009)
Added: 20 Aug 2009
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Century-old speed record may be won on Goodyear tyres
Added: 20 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Edward's Air Force Base, California -- A UK-based team is attempting the world…

J.D. Power: Shoppers influenced by tyre sales staff
Added: 20 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Westlake Village, California - Research company JD Power has confirmed what ev…

Mr. Zhong goes to Washington
Added: 20 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - Zhong Shan, a Chinese vice commerce minister, is in Washington…

Goodyear to close World of Rubber museum
Added: 20 Aug 2009
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Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will close its World of Rubber museum located at Goody…

Malaysian NR production fell in June
Added: 20 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysian production of NR in June 2009 amounted to 80,699 ton…

Global NR production down by 4.6 percent in first half
Added: 19 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- According to the Association of Natural Rubber Produ…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 August 2009)
Added: 19 Aug 2009
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Indian retreader joins TRIB
Added: 19 Aug 2009
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Pacific Grove, California -- India-based retreader Tyresoles Pvt. Ltd. has joi…

Cambodia to join ANRPC; Philippines to follow
Added: 19 Aug 2009
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- The Royal Government of Cambodia is joining the Asso…

Dubai firm says raw materials costs up by 15 percent in 2009
Added: 19 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai, UAE -- A Dubai-based rubber processor says the average price of rubber…

Tyrexpo to add India to portfolio in 2011
Added: 19 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- Organisers of the Tyrexpo family of events have added India …

Schaeffler, banks set terms for €12 000 million financing
Added: 19 Aug 2009
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Herzogenaurah, Germany -- Schaeffler Group has reached terms with its five co…

Malaysia, UK to sequence genome of Hevea brasiliensis
Added: 17 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- A joint Malaysian-UK research project is to investigate the fu…

Hankook guilty over Korean workers' deaths - report
Added: 17 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Daejeon, Korea -- Hankook Tire and some of its executives have been found guil…

Tokai sets up air spring JV in China
Added: 17 Aug 2009
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Tokyo -- Tokai Rubber and Sumitomo Electric have agreed to set up a joint vent…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 August 2009)
Added: 17 Aug 2009
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Ansell sees sales fall 10% in 12 months to June
Added: 17 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melbourne, Australia -- Ansell has reported profits (EBIT) of Aus$ 123.5 milli…

NHTSA denies RMA request for extension on tyre fuel efficiency rule
Added: 17 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ha…

Transcripts of USTR hearing available
Added: 17 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The Office of the US Trade Representative has posted transcri…