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Apollo sees profit up 79% on 12% sales Increase for Q1
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres has reported much higher profits on a modest sa…

Daqing Petrochem adds 80kt butadiene rubber plant - updated
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Daqing, China - Daqing Petrochemical has added a 80kt/year BR factory as part …

NR prices recover slightly after yesterday's losses
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices in Tokyo recovered slightly overnight after yesterday's…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 August 2012)
Added: 9 Aug 2012
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

India's car industry shows signs of slowdown in growth
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi - In the seven months to July 2012, India made 7.1 percent more vehi…

Goodyear India increases sales, but profits fall
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, Ind -- Goodyear India said sales in the three months to 30 June 201…

Michelin's XeoBib Agri tyres can save fuel even at 10psi
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guildford, UK -- A team from Michelin's research and development facility in …

Rubberised Asphalt Foundation established in US
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Chevy Chase, Maryland - Representatives of academia, government and industry h…

Conti sets up Brussels liaison office under Des Collins
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Former Bridgestone Europe exec, Des Collins is to head Continental'…

China outlines rubber industry growth in first six months
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's rubber industry grew at a rate of around 5 percent in the fi…

Nokian reports sales, profits up by 20% in Q2
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Tyres has reported healthy growth in the three months …

China reviews dumping complaint against Japanese CR imports
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Ministry of Commerce (MofCom) is reviewing its decision to i…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 August 2012)
Added: 8 Aug 2012
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti adapts converyor belts for off-shore windfarms
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- ContiTech says there is a healthy market for heavy rubber…

NR prices fall sharply in Wednesday trading
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices in Tokyo and Singapore fell sharply overnight. On Tokyo…

GM crop stubble forces tyre makers to use aramid
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- A report on a respected US Radio show says tractor tyre life …

Carom looking to improve butadiene supply
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Onesti, Romania - Romania's sole producer of synthetic rubber, Carom, is inves…

Guilin develops building machine for 57-inch tyres
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guilin, China - Guilin Rubber Machinery has produced a tyre building machine c…

Zeon sales decline slightly in Q2
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Zeon Corp has reported sharply lower profit on marginally lower sales …

Keyuan brings SBS line on stream
Added: 8 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ningbo, China -- Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. said it has completed the trial pr…