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Added: 27 Jun 2012
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Wigan, UK - It is with sadness and no small measure of regret that we have …

Trelleborg opens Agricultural tyre plant in China
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Xingtai, China - Trelleborg has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Xi…

Henniges adds EPDM profile capacity in Hranice
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hranice, Czech Republic - Henniges Automotive is in the proicess of expanding …

Russians developing scrap tyres strategy
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow - At a meeting of Russia's tyre sub-committee, the heads of Russia's le…

Novotema moves from one private equity group to another
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bergamo, Italy - Italian rubber seal maker Novotema International SpA has chan…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 June 2012)
Added: 27 Jun 2012
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices start moving up
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices headed upwards overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Michelin UK says TPMS rules will add costs for dealers
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stoke-on-trent, UK - Michelin has written to ATS Euromaster, Kwik Fit and Nati…

Ferrari picks Bridgestones for FF
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels, Belgium - Ferrari has selected Bridgestone as one of its original eq…

Apollo sets up training centre for truckers
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has set up a formal training centre for Heavy…

Alfred Graham named as ITMA president
Added: 27 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Members of the Imported Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ITMA) have e…

Tiretech 2013 - call for papers
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Organisers of the 2013 Tire Technology Expo conference and…

Sabic, ExxonMobil say 400kt/year Jubail elastomers project on stream in 2015
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and affilia…

Freudenberg sets up new brand for automotive sealing unit
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has brought together its…

Eastland Compounding installs new mixer
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester, UK -- UK-based Eastland Compounding has Installed a new mixer, to …

News from elsewhere on the web (26 June 2012)
Added: 26 Jun 2012
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

NR prices remain stable below $3
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices eased again over the week. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, p…

Stamford Tyres reports revenue growth in 2011
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Stamford Tyre has announced a 6.7 percent increase in annual reve…

Contitech highlights marine hose expertise
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Contitech Is highlighting its manufacturing expertise in …

Over 300 tyre makers in Shandong
Added: 26 Jun 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shandong, China -- Shandong Province in China is home to over 300 companies wh…