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China issues new policy on retreading
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Ministry of Industry has released new rules on tyre retreadi…

China announces new rules on scrap tyre management
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued n…

China publishes tyre prices in August
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pr…

Tokyo NR prices stronger on Thursday
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices trended upwards on Thursday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange,…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 August 2012)
Added: 23 Aug 2012
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

West begins construction on plant in India
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Lionville, Pennsylvania -- West Pharmaceutical India Packaging Ltd. has laun…

China proposes new standards for the rubber Industry
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A series of new national standards relating to the tyre and rubber i…

Goodyear settles motorcycle tyre suit
Added: 23 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Auston, Texas -- Goodyear has reached an undisclosed settlement with a Texas…

Hankook claims 20% of China's replacement tyre market - report
Added: 23 Aug 2012
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Beijing - In a long report that appears to come from Hankook in China, the CRI…

Sumitomo breaks ground on Thai agri tyre plant
Added: 22 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rayong Province, Thailand -- On August 2nd, Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand), a 100%…

Ed Auslander named CEO at Lord Corp as McNeel retires
Added: 22 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cary, North Carolina -- Lord Corp. said Rick McNeel, chairman, president and C…

NR prices ease overnight
Added: 22 Aug 2012
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London - Rubber prices tended to fall on Wednesday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange,…

Lehigh raises $16m in venture capital
Added: 22 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Lehigh Technologies Inc. has completed $16 million in fina…

US synthetic rubber industry studied
Added: 22 Aug 2012
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Dublin, Ireland -- Aruvian's R'search has published a new report titled, Analy…

Freudenberg says bearing seal lasts 1m km
Added: 22 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg says a new seal design on a tapered roller be…

CRIA analyses China's tyre export issues
Added: 21 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China - Cai Weimin, the chair of the tyre division of China's Rubber…

ContiTech wins big oil hose contract
Added: 21 Aug 2012
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Ashington, UK -- Dunlop Oil & Marine has been awarded its largest contract to …

News from elsewhere on the web (21 August 2012)
Added: 21 Aug 2012
(8 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Asia Carbon increases carbon black sales
Added: 21 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Asia Carbon Industries, Inc.reported reduced revenues and profits …

NR prices rise slightly
Added: 21 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices remained sluggish on Tuesday. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange…