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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

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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

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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…