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BASF selects contractor for Antwerp butadiene extraction
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Antwerp, Belgium - BASF has awarded a contract to CB&I for the engineering, pr…

US consumer group confirms Canon recall
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a v…

Hercules recalling Chinese-sourced truck tyres
Added: 15 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Hercules Tire & Rubber Co. is voluntarily recalling 1,222 H50…

Pirelli's US plant passes 10-year milestone
Added: 15 Aug 2012
Pirelli's U.S. plant passes 10-year milestone
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rome, Georgia -- Pirelli Tyre S.…

RIEG announces seminar on castable elastomers
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - A seminar on castable elastomers is scheduled for 7 September in Lon…

Debica to cut output again
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Debica, Poland - In the second such announcement this year, Tyre Company Debic…

LanzaTech links with Invista for bio-butadiene
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wichita, Kansas - Invista has linked with Lanzatech to develop renewably-sourc…

Toyo plans new tech centre
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Osaka - Toyo Tire is planning a new tech centre in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefe…

Semperit reports reduced profits on modest sales rise
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vienna - Semperit AG said difficult economic conditions lead to a modest incre…

CRIA outlines tyre export issues
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China - The tyre branch of Cjhina's CRIA held its annual meeting on …

News from elsewhere on the web (14 August 2012)
Added: 14 Aug 2012
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Puyang adds 5kt polyisoprene rubber
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Henan, China - Puyang Lim Chemical New Material Co., said it has started const…

Tokyo NR prices fall through yen 200
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices in Tokyo continued their strong downward trend on Tuesd…

Infinity adds tyre warranty in UK
Added: 14 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Infinity Tyres has issued a money-back tyre guarantee for its custome…

Brazil's tyre label likely to look similar to EU scheme
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil has closed the window for comments on its proposed ru…

Conti buys aircon hose business from Parker Hannifin
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental has signed papers to buy the air conditioning…

Pirelli to invest euro 25 million in the UK
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Pirelli is investing around £20 million (euro 25 million) in its op…

Malaysia produced more NR in June
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's production of natural rubber increased marginally i…

Nexen reports increased sales, profit in Q2
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul -- Nexen Tire has reported higher sales and profits for the three months…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 August 2012)
Added: 13 Aug 2012
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