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News from elsewhere on the web (31 July 2012)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Sailun expands capital ahead of acquisitions
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Sailun Company has issued a document relating to an increase of shar…

Tokai profits jump in first quarter
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokai Rubber Industries has reported substantially improved results fo…

China's tyre industry to enter world power ranks
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Another report from China outlines the steps the industry needs to t…

NR prices little changed at just under $3
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices around the world were marginally weaker overnight. On T…

Tyre giants scramble to Invest in Russia - report
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing / Moscow - Yokohama, Nokian, Pirelli, Continental, Michelin and Bridge…

Leaf Clean Energy invests $5M in Lehigh
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- Leaf Clean Energy Co., a Washington-based investment compa…

Lexington buys US-based silicone rubber maker
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Blue Point Capital Partners said it has sold its interest i…

IHS predicts growing demand for EPR / EPDM
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Demand for ethylene-propylene rubber will rise at a rate o…

Study: Demand for speciality silica on the rise
Added: 31 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Speciality silica demand will grow to 2.8 million metric…

India produced more rubber In 2011-2012
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India - Indian production of natural rubber in the 12 months to 30 Ma…

Jama reports car sales up 53 percent in first half
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japanese Automobile production for the period January 2012 - June 2012…

Pirelli profit jumps in first half, but volumes fall
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan - Pirelli & C. reported profit (EBIT) of euro 401 million (up 38 percent…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 July 2012)
Added: 30 Jul 2012
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China releases raw material prices for July
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has published a compre…

China releases tyre prices in July
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association has published the selling pri…

Yokohama's marine hoses now meet GMPHOM2009
Added: 30 Jul 2012
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Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber said t has begun production of marine hoses in complia…

GMG Global reports 31% higher volumes in H1
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore - Rubber grower GMG Global Limited said it shipped almost 25 percent…

Tokyo NR prices fall below $3
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices around the world eased during last week. On Tokyo's Toc…

MRF profits jumped in Q3
Added: 30 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India - Indian tyre maker MRF reported substantially higher sales and…