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Sumitomo reports 2011 double-digit sales, earnings gains
Added: 15 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
KOBE, Japan (Feb. 15, 2012) - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) reported d…

Columbian expands Hamilton carbon black plant
Added: 15 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hamilton, Ontario -- Columbian Chemicals is to expand its carbon black capacit…

NR shows little change on Tuesday14 Feb
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved marginally downwards during Tuesday's trading. O…

Yokohama sets up test base in China
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has established a Yokohama China Techni…

Yokohama Rubber Unveils Phase III of Grand Design 100
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., unveiled today an outline of the latest…

Yokohama reports best-ever operating result
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., reported today its business and financi…

Continental and Marangoni reorganize cooperation model in Europe
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany, February 13, 2012. Starting from April 2012 tyre manufactur…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Feb 2012)
Added: 14 Feb 2012
(3 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

NHTSA calls for comments on tyre registration, labeling
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2012) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio…

U.S. issues 51 new DOT tyre plant codes
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
WASHINGTON (Feb. 13, 2012) - The U.S. Dep…

US 'Market Data Book' - local dealers continue to lose share
Added: 14 Feb 2012
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
National chains gained market share last year at the expens…

Michelin targets $1.4 billion in cost savings by 2016
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Paris -- Group Michelin hopes to trim as much as $1.4 billion out of its oper…

Maryland bill would require tyre age labeling, disclosure
Added: 14 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Annapolis, Maryland -- Feb. 21 is the date for the Maryland House Committee …

EChA releases full online submissions listing
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- ECHA has launched the Public Classification and Labelling…

Malaysian NR production down on December 2010
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's production of natural rubber (NR) declined slightly …

ETRMA releases 2011 scrap tyre report
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - ETRMA - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association - has …

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

NR prices show mixed trend
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices moved downwards during Monday's trading. On Tokyo's To…

RIEG organising visit to Trelleborg AVS
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leicester, UK - Members of the UK's Rubber in Engineering Group (RIEG) are inv…

Tire Tech Expo opens tomorrow
Added: 13 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany - Tire Technology Expo opens tomorrow in Cologne. This three-…