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Tyrexpo Asia set for March 2013
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - ECI International has announced dates for the next staging of Tyrexpo…

Japan gets tough on collusion
Added: 6 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (AN)
For Japanese auto parts suppliers, these are deeply disturbing times. A busine…

Fake names now affecting Chinese tyre companies
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tianjin, China - It is not only Western tyre makers who are being affected by …

CRIA reports on Green tyres in China
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China is following the EU lead in movig to 'green' tyres, according …

Sibur-Russian tyres names Dmitry Sokov as general director
Added: 3 Feb 2012
Moscow -- Dmitry Sokov has been named as General Director of JSC "Sibur - Russian Tires" effective …

EU Court rejects appeals against chloroprene cartel fines
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - The EU General Court has rejected appeals by DuPont Co., Dow Chemic…

Indian Rubber Board does not expect price volatility
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, Kerala, India - Rubber Board Chairman Smt. Sheela Thomas has said th…

Consumer Reports studies winter tyres in US
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jay Peak Ski Resort, Vermont - US Consumer organisation Consumer Reports is t…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Feb 2012)
Added: 3 Feb 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Avon issues warning over contract challenge
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Avon Rubber said it will delay deliveries of protective masks to the …

Bridgestone sets up mining unit in N America
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nashville, Tennessee - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is re-orga…

Veyance closing Canadian plant
Added: 3 Feb 2012
By Mike McNulty, Crain staff (R&PN)
Owen Sound, Ontario - Veyance Technologies Canada Inc. plans to…

Carlisle earnings up despite tyre/wheel unit issues
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Cnarlotte, North Carolina - Carlisle Cos. Inc. reported a 40.3-pecent jump in…

Nankang wins 'Taiwan Excellence' award
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Taipei, Taiwan - Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. has won a “Taiwan Excellence…

NR prices largely unchanged in Tokyo, Singapore
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose slightly overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, pr…

Eco-Rubber announces bollard made from post-consumer rubber
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Valencia, Spain - A joint research project into uses for scrap tyres has devel…

Bekaert restructures; steelcord unaffected
Added: 3 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kortrijk, Belgium - Bekaert has announced a substantial restructuring of its o…

Dunlop India sales plummet after dispute at Sahaganj
Added: 2 Feb 2012
Kolkata, India -- Dunlop India Ltd has reported dramatically lower sales and large losses in the th…

French industry launches rubber industry website
Added: 2 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Sponsored by various French institutions, a new website has been laun…

Mesnac buys Beijing Jingyie
Added: 2 Feb 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao Free Trade Zone, China - Mesnac Co., Ltd. Is to purchase 100 percent …