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Chinese tyre tariffs poised to expire
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- With the Obama administration's tariffs against Chinese pas…

Maxxis sets up training hub in Malaysia
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Penang,Malaysia -- Taiwan's Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co Ltd is setting up a …

Shandong tyre makers look forward to end of US tariffs
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shandong, China - Shandong's tyre makers are looking to increase sales into th…

Reklaim aims to raise $4m for pyrolysis system
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seattle, Washington State - Troubled tyre pyrolysis company McKinsty Reklaim a…

Research and Markets adds global, Chinese NR report
Added: 27 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Dublin -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and …

New conveyor belt rubber cuts energy use by 50%, researchers claim
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands - A Dutch research team claims it has developed a…

Onex Corp. buys KraussMaffei for Euro 568m
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Toronto - Canadian investment firm Onex Corp. has bought rubber and plastic …

Global tyre markets weak in August - Pirelli
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different…

Helix opens silicone medical goods unit in Costa Rica
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Helix Medical, LLC, a global supplier of medical componen…

USW opted for no extension of Chinese tariffs
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - With the elevated US tariffs against Chinese passenger and lig…

Gemstar lays foundation stone on new tyre plant
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jilin, China - A new tyre company has laid the foundation stone for a 5-millio…

Coda sells licence for self-inflating tyre
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague, Czech Republic -- Coda development said it has sold the first licence …

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Sept 2012)
Added: 26 Sep 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

NR prices trend downward on Wednesday
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were mixed overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices…

Indian rubber supply eased in first quarter
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - Supply of both synthetic and natural rubber in India decline…

China tyre cord producer develops polyamide-6,6 fibres
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Chinese industrial fibre maker, China Pingdingshan Shenma tyre cord …

Guayule producer offers rubber samples to tyre makers
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio - A new name on the rubber scene is offering guayule-sourced r…

PolyOne subsidiary to offer 24-hour order turnaround in China
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Shanghai -- NEU Specialty Engineered Materials llc, a subsidiary of PolyOne …

Davis-Standard opens new facility in China
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Pawcatuck, Connecticut -- Davis-Standard has officially opened its new manufa…

Bridgestone launches B-TAG tyre monitoring system
Added: 26 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Bridgestone Commercial Solutions (BCS), a division of Br…