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Rubber show opens in Turkey
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Istanbul, Turkey - The Turkish trade show, Rubber 2012 has opened in Istanbul.…

Trelleborg completes Brazilian print blanket acquisition
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg has completed the acquisition of Printec, the p…

Hankook offers online tyre 'label finder'
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Ahead of the new EU tyre labelling guidelines, tyre m…

Hankook ready for EU label scheme with A-A tyre
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hankook Tyre said it is ready for the EU label scheme,…

Azelis to represent Robinson Brothers in Rubber
Added: 13 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Antwerp, Belgium - Chemical distribution group Azelis has been appointed as d…

Versalis strengthens its presence in Asian markets
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Shanghai - Versalis, a chemical company wholly owned and controlled by Eni, h…

Trelleborg acquires Brazilian printing blankets business
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Trelleborg, Sweden -- Trelleborg has completed the acquisition of Printec, th…

Lanxess breaks ground on Singapore Nd-PBR plant
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess has broken ground for its new neodymium-based …

Phillipines to hold first rubber business forum
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Quezon City, Phillipines - The Phillipine Department of Trade and Industry (D…

News from elsewhere on the web (12th Sept)
Added: 12 Sep 2012
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ExxonMobil hosts tyre symposium in China
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical will host Tire Symposium 2012 in Xi'an,…

Illinois seeks fines against tyre recycling firm
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Thomasboro, Illinois -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a si…

Troester exhibits at Rubber Tech China 2012
Added: 12 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- Troester GmbH & Co. KG, a German supplier of machines and…

China NR imports up 14% in 2012
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok -- China's natural rubber imports in August rose 5 percent ye…

Conti to issue dollar bond of at least $500 million
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- Automotive supplier Continental AG plans to issue US doll…

Austrian tyre chain maker Pewag to build US plant
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Pueblo, Colorado - Pewag International GmbH, an Aus…

Falken boosts UK tyre market support
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Offenbach, Germany - Falken, a brand of Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries, i…

Tocom rubber down on profit-taking
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Bangkok -- Tocom RSS3 rubber futures fall as profit-taking sets in after stro…

Former Goodyear chief negotiator Tully dies
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio -- Frank Tully, a 41-year Goodyear employee, died 28 Aug…

Schaeffler Technologies welcomes new trainees
Added: 11 Sep 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Höchstadt, Germany - Schaeffler Technologies, a major manufacturer of rollin…