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Lanxess announces further investments in Le Wantzenau
Added: 17 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Le Wantzenau, France - Lanxess has announced a further investment of euro 40 m…

Point S extends into Canada
Added: 17 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quebec, Canada -- Point S said it has joined forces with Pneus Unimax, one of …

NR prices now well above $3/kg
Added: 17 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices were trading well above $3/kg on Monday 17 September. O…

News from elsewhere on the web (17 Sept 2012)
Added: 17 Sep 2012
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China NR imports increase
Added: 17 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Bangkok, Thailand -- China's natural rubber imports in August increased 5 pe…

Tire Technology launches 'Young Scientist' award
Added: 17 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dorking, UK -- The 2013 Tire Technology Conference, Cologne, will play host to…

Malaysia's NR production declined in July
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's production of natural rubber (NR) in July 2012 decli…

Sumitomo to build $500m car tyre plant in Turkey - reports
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Sumitomo Rubber is reportedly planning to invest around yen 40,000 mil…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 September 2012)
Added: 14 Sep 2012
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Trade secret defendant seeks dismissal
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio - A former Bridgestone scientist accused of stealing trade secre…

Tech Intl.'s Northern Ireland unit investing $5M
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland (Sept. 13, 2012) - Aromet Group Ltd., a subsidiary …

GT launches Russian-language website
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - GT Radial has launched a Russian-language consumer website. The site …

IISRP releases SR Manual
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas - The 18th edition of the Synthetic Rubber Manual has been pu…

Turkey's tyre market studied
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
British Columbia, Canada - TechSci research has published a new report titled,…

Rubber Board suspends licence
Added: 14 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, India - India's Rubber Board has suspended the rubber dealing licenc…

Dneproshina back in production
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine - Ukrainian tyre maker Dneproshina re-started producti…

PPG adds silica capacity
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - PPG Industries is increasing its precipitated sili…

Trelleborg adds Brazilian unit for offshore industry
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Macaé, Brazil - Trelleborg has begun operations at its new unit in Brazil. Th…

70% rubberised asphalt used is recycled - survey
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Chevy Chase, Maryland -- The US Rubberized Asphalt Foundation (RAF), a resea…

Semperit wins award for anti-allergy glove process
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Vienna -- Semperit, along with the Polymer Competence Center in Leoben, Austr…