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Tokyo NR prices weaker on Thursday
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices trended downwards on Thursday 30 August. On Tokyo's Toc…

Michelin to expand Davydovo plant - report
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - Michelin is planning an expansion at its tyre factory in Davydovo, Ru…

China tyre companies building capacity overseas
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's tyre manufacturers are increasingly building capacity overse…

Big shareholder opposes TPC privatisation
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - A 6-percent shareholder in the butadiene producer TPC Group Inc has…

3 firms join IRSG Panel of Associates
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Dynasol, Industrias Negromex S.A. de C.V. and SimmaTrans S…

Firestone to double size of TPO plant
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Tuscumbia, Alabama -- Firestone Building Products said it will double the si…

Bridgestone cooks up ag tyre with 10% soybean oil
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Boone, Iowa --- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations is showing a Firestone-b…

China carbon black business studied
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Albany New York -- ResearchMoz has published a new report titled, China Carbon…

Goodyear receives CIO 100 Award
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- CIO magazine has named Goodyear one of the 2012 winners of its…

Infinity to show upgraded tyres at Brityrex
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester UK -- Infinity Tyresplans to unveil Ecomax and Ecosis tyres at Brit…

Rubber sheet industry studied
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Global Industry Analysts has published a new report titled, Global Ri…

Hangzhou Zhongce to show Westlake brand at Brityrex
Added: 30 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester - Westlake will exhibit at Brityrex -- Hangzhou Zhongce (the parent…

Nizhnekamskshina to add car tyre capacity with MAXX machines
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Nizhnekamsk tyre production reached 38 percent of t…

Xingda claims leadership in Chinese steelcord market
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong - Chinese steelcord maker Xingda International Holdings said its rev…

Triangle's top management visits Russia seeking investment projects
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - A top-level delegation from Triangle Tyre toured key sites in Russia …

Debica sales rise in the first half
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Debica, Poland - In the six months to 30 June 2012, TC Debica reported sales 9…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 August 2012)
Added: 28 Aug 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Korean military aircraft to use Petlas tyres
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kirsehir, Turkey - South Korea's Air Force has selected Turkish tyre maker Pet…

Yule Catto sales decline in first half
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London- Yule Catto reported sales down by 9 percent in the first half of 2012,…

Sameer sees sales, profits rise In first half
Added: 28 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nairobi, Kenya - East African tyre maker Sameer Africa Ltd said its unaudited …