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Japanese car production increased in December
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Japanese automobile production in December 2011 was recorded as 848,20…

China tyre production up by 8.5 percent in 2011
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China produced 832.1 million tyres in 2011, up by 8.5 percent over 2…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 Jan 2012)
Added: 31 Jan 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Ohio rubber compounder charged after workplace injury
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - The US-based Occupational Safety and Health Administrat…

Silicone rubber can self heal - news from 1954
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio - A recent issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society c…

Tire Society seeks papers for 2012 technical conference
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- The US-based Tire Society is seeking technical papers for its 3…

Dana opens distribution center in Hungary
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Maumee, Ohio -- Dana Holding Corp. said it has opened a distribution center …

NR prices rise in Tokyo, Singapore
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices increased once more, after recent losses. On Tokyo's T…

Wacker signs Spanish compounder
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zumaia, Spain - Wacker is deepening its ties with Siliconas Silam S.A., a sili…

EU Tyre industry studied in depth
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Global Research and Data Services has published a new repor…

US Tyre wholesale sector summarised
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- First Research has published a new report titled, Tire Whol…

US tyre manufacturing sector summarised
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- First Research has published a new report titled, Tire Manu…

Cooper, VMI to sponsor ITEC
Added: 31 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. again will sponsor the seminars at t…

Daetwyler reports strong growth in 2011
Added: 30 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf, Switzerland -- The Daetwyler Group said it continued to grow on a cur…

Point S drops Michelin tyres worldwide - reports
Added: 30 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - France's largest tyre retailer, Point S, has reportedly stopped buying…

NR prices fall further over the weekend
Added: 30 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices dropped further over the weekend reversing the recent …

News from elsewhere on the web (30 Jan 2012)
Added: 30 Jan 2012
(25 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Solutia being sold to Eastman Chemical
Added: 30 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Missouri - Eastman Chemical Company and Solutia Inc have announced t…

Lanxess names Cologne HQ
Added: 30 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany - Lanxess AG has selected the name, “Lanxess Towers†for …

Ashland reports results following ISP acquisition
Added: 30 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Covington Kentucky - Ashland Inc has reported its first-quarter results, the f…