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Lanxess changes distribution policy in Japan and Asia
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- In a change of policy, Lanxess has teamed up with a Japan-bas…

Bridgestone prepares to cease car, light truck production at Lavergne plant
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire said that fr…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 December 2008)
Added: 2 Dec 2008
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Crain publishes updated map of tyre plants in Asia
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Crain Communications Ltd, publishers of European Rubber Journal, has…

Rubber World wins insulation contract in Dubai
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai -- Rubber World Industries (RWI), which sells closed-cell rubber insulat…

Bruce Willis, Petra settle dispute
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
News & FeaturesBruce Willis, Petra settle disputeLOS ANGELS (Dec. 1, 2008)-Th…

REACh-IT was not saturated on last day of pre-registration period
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implemen…

Final day for REACh pre-registration
Added: 1 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Today is the final day for pre-registrations of substance…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 December 2008)
Added: 1 Dec 2008
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UK motorists drive on under-inflated tyres - survey
Added: 1 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Over half of UK motorists are running in under-inflated tyres, accor…

MREPC to hold glove tour in Australia
Added: 1 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's Rubber Export Promotion Council is to hold a series…

ERJ seeks information from TTE 2009 exhibitors
Added: 1 Dec 2008
London -- The next issue of ERJ will contain a preview of the Tire Technology Expo-2009 event, sche…

SRI supercomputer unravels mysteries of golf ball flight
Added: 28 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Antonio, Texas -- Sumitomo Rubber has worked with two US universities to c…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 November 2008)
Added: 28 Nov 2008
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Rhodia completes REACH pre-registration
Added: 28 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Rhodia said it has pre-registered all of its 736 chemical substances …

Dow unit builds on customer input to help change marketing direction
Added: 28 Nov 2008
By Brad Dawson, Crain Staff
Louisville, Kentucky -- Dow Chemical Co.'s Dow Elastomers unit is changi…

Avon Rubber falls into loss, will sell engineered fabrications unit
Added: 27 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Avon Rubber plc reported a net loss of £19.5 million (euro 23.2 mill…

Evonik to triple Isobutene production in Antwerp
Added: 27 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Evonik Industries plans to build a new production facility f…

Lanxess wins South American award
Added: 27 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess has been named as "Best company on the rubber m…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 November 2008)
Added: 27 Nov 2008
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