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Avon returns to profitability in first half of 2009

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Wiltshire, UK - For the first six months of 2009, ending 31 March, Avon Rubbe…

PolymerLatex to increase NBR latex prices

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Marl, Germany - PolymerLatex GmbH, a major producer of synthetic latex, is in…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 March 2009)

Added: 21 May 2009

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

UK Tyre safety campaign generates record interest

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

London - UK-based TyreSafe, a not for profit non commercial organisation set …

Veyance conveyor compound wins mine safety certificate

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Marysville, Ohio -- Veyance Technologies said its Goodyear-brand underground c…

iSmithers polymer conference looks for speakers

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Akron, Ohio - iSmithers and Smithers Rapra's “Polymers in Defence & Aerospa…

Delticom makes promising start in Q1 2009

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Hannover, Germany - Delticom AG, a German internet-based tyre wholesaler sinc…

Songwon launches Japanese unit

Added: 21 May 2009

Rubber & Plastics News staff report

Ulsan, South Korea - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. has establis…

Marshal Tyres re-brands identity

Added: 21 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Birmingham, UK - Marshal Tyres, a mid-range-to-budget brand produced by Kumho…

ExxonMobil adds butyl capacity in Japan

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. will increase its butyl rubber production capaci…

Cooper-Standard sales fall in first quarter

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Novi, Michigan- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper…

TPMS Study: direct systems are effective, indirect are not

Added: 20 May 2009

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Washington DC - Analysis at the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin…

Michelin cuts cap-ex budget to shore up cash flow

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Clermont-Ferrand, France - Group Michelin is cutting its capital expenditure …

EPA & BRC Rubber reach agreement on clean air violations

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Chicago, Illinois - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has…

Sagami Rubber reports loss on higher sales

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo-- Sagami Rubber Industries Co Ltd reported sales up by 4.6 percent for t…

Saatchi & Saatchi wins US Durex advertising contract

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

New York - Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has been awarded the integrated marketi…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 March 2009)

Added: 20 May 2009

(12 items)

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

Michelin publishes sustainability report

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin has published its fourth sustainability r…

GiTi adds technicians in Europe

Added: 20 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nuneaton, UK -- GiTi Tire has added some engineers in the UK and leased some s…

Manchester Polymer Group announces rubber conference on 1 June

Added: 19 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Manchester, UK - The Manchester Polymer Group, part of The Institute of Mater…