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Kenda to build $333M tyre plant
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
TaipeiI, Taiwan -- Taiwanese tyre maker Kenda Rubber Co. Ltd. plans to inves…

NR prices continue recovery
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices moved upwards over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchan…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 July 2012)
Added: 2 Jul 2012
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Solutia stockholders approve proposed transaction with Eastman
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
St. Louis - Solutia Inc.'s stockholders have voted to approve the previously …

Jiangsu-Kuo NBR JV breaks ground in Nanjing
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nanjing, China -- A Mexican-Chinese joint venture has broken ground on a 60 kt…

Cordiant team studies Dneproshina acquisition - source
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ukraine -- ERJ has heard from a source close to the deal that a team from Russ…

Orion recruits another rubber industry man
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kingwood, Texas -- Orion Engineered Carbon said it has recruited Jörg Krüger…

Bridgestone begins work on Vietnamese factory
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Haiphong, Vietnam -- Bridgestone has begun work on its $570 million tyre plant…

Tatneft reports on 2011 production
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Amid a wealth of data on petrochemical production, Tatneft said it m…

MItas names Rada as CFO
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague, Czech Republic - Off-road tyre producer Mitas has appointed Vladimir …

Bettermann retires from Freudenberg, Sohi takes over as speaker
Added: 2 Jul 2012
$0ERJ staff report (LMH)$0$0Weinheim. Germany -- Dr. Peter Bettermann, who has been Speaker of the …

Bridgestone to sponsor 2012 South American football cup
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. will be the title sponsor of the 2012 South Americ…

Report looks at Euro 23 bn US tyre dealer industry
Added: 2 Jul 2012
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Research and Markets has added a new report on the US tyre dealer in…

Conti puts labels on all truck tyres from 1 July
Added: 29 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental has said all its truck tyres will have offici…

Conti adds CT scanner to Hannover tech centre
Added: 29 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany - Continental said it has installed a CT (Computed Tomograph…

Sumitomo completes new golf ball factory
Added: 29 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cikampek, Indonesia -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries has brought on stream its se…

GiTi plans for global growth
Added: 29 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- A series of senior executives from GiTi Tire spoke at the de…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 June 2012)
Added: 29 Jun 2012
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

JAMA reports on Japanese car makers' contribution to Europe
Added: 29 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo / Brussels -- Japan's car makers have contributed to the competitiveness…

Japanese auto production up on tsunami-hit May 2011 figures
Added: 29 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Japan's car production in May 2012 was recorded as 781,340 units, acc…