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Lanxess raises Renminbi-denominated cash
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hong Kong - Lanxess AG has successfully placed a Chinese offshore Renminbi (C…

NR prices slightly weaker overnight
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices eased slightly Thursday's trading. On Tokyo's Tocom Ex…

Denka signs CR distribution deal with APT
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japanese producer of polychloroprene rubber (CR) Denka has appointed A…

CRIA publishes 'Tyre Industry Briefing'
Added: 9 Feb 2012
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Beijing - A short report titled Tyre Industry Briefing has appeared on the web…

CRIA publishes EPDM prices in China
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - A price report for Chinese-made EPDM bought locally has appeared on …

Yanshan puts halo-butyl into production
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Yanshan Petrochemical said it has so far produced 1200 tonnes of bro…

Chinese rubber processors concerned at cost increases
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - Manufacturing costs in China's rubber industry rose by around 30 per…

RMA designates June 3-9 as National Tire Safety Week
Added: 9 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association's (RMA) 11th Ann…

Trelleborg to re-structure in wake of Vibracoustic JV
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg AB is to re-organise its operations in the wake…

TIA opposes US tyre labelling
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Francisco, California - The US-based Tire Industry Association has said in…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Feb 2012)
Added: 8 Feb 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Aeolus completes car tyre plant; enters EU market
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hardenberg, The Netherlands - Following completion of a 5m unit/year car tyre …

Nokian's full-year results power ahead
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland - Nokian Tyres group's net sales increased by 37.7 percent t…

Aeolus completes car tyre factory
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Henan, China - Aeolus tyre has completed the construction of a new car tyre fa…

NR prices trend higher on Wednesday
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices showed a generally positive trend in Wednesday's tradi…

P Zero Silver - Pirelli's road-legal tyre based on F1
Added: 8 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan - Pirelli has launched the P Zero Silver, a tyre aimed drivers with a sp…

Goodyear joins Suppliers Partnership for the Environment
Added: 8 Feb 2012
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Washington DC - The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) today annou…

Court sanctions Michelin in liability case
Added: 8 Feb 2012
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Atlanta, Georgia -- An Atlanta federal court judge has …

Share of US buyers shying away from imports rises-J.D. Power
Added: 8 Feb 2012
By Danielle Emerson, Crain News Service
Detroit, Michigan -- The share of new-vehicle buyers steeri…

Hexpol sales rose 89 percent in 2011
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Custom compounder Hexpol AB saw sales jump in both the 12 …