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Yokohama welcomes delays in US tyre labels
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. says it welcomes the delay in intr…

Lanxess raises prices of chloroprene rubber globally
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing prices for its Baypren branded…

Toyo says it has recovered from earthquake
Added: 7 Feb 2012
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Tokyo - Toyo Tire and Rubber said it has now completely recovered from the eff…

CRIA reports on January raw material prices in China
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) has
published a compreh…

NR prices slightly weaker overnight
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices were largely unchanged overnight, though slightly weak…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 Feb 2012)
Added: 7 Feb 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Sumitomo breaks ground on Singapore S-SBR plant, expects to add more capacity
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jurong Island, Singapore --Sumitomo Chemical has held the groundbreaking cere…

UK truck market sees mixed start to 2012
Added: 7 Feb 2012
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London - The UK commercial vehicle market got off to a mixed start in January …

Pirelli to launch its Cyber Fleet system for truckers in September
Added: 7 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Livigno, Italy - In January, Pirelli held a truck safety day, highlighting its…

Michelin adds to moto range
Added: 7 Feb 2012
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Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin has extened its range of motorcycle tyres …

Chinese tyre production to rise 6 percent in 2012
Added: 6 Feb 2012
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Beijing - Forecasts show that China will make 483 million tyres in 2012, up by…

TST wins big machinery order from BKT
Added: 6 Feb 2012
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Tianjin, China - Tianjin Saixiang Technology has won an order worth $24.77 mil…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 Feb 2012)
Added: 6 Feb 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin names Rockwell as preferred automation supplier
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin Group has signed a four-year agreement tha…

Cabot reports excellent quarter for rubber blacks
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts - Eduardo Cordeiro, chief Financial officer at Cabot Cor…

NR prices rise in Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose by around 2 percent over the weekend. On Tokyo's …

UK car sales start to stabilise
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - The UK's January new car market held firm with 128,853 registrations,…

ETRMA launches updated website
Added: 6 Feb 2012
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Belgium - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has la…

UK Federation publishes tyre industry factbook
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - The UK Tyre Industry Federation said it has published the tyre indust…

2300 substances to be registered under REACH by 2013
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland - EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implemen…