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Japan Butyl to expand Kashima halogenation unit
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
TOKYO -- Japan Butyl Co. Ltd, a fifty-fifty joint venture between JSR Corporat…
Asahi Kasei to double S-SBR capacity in Singapore
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jurong Island, Singapore -- Asahi Kasei has decided to add a second plant to m…
JSR complete S-SBR expansion at Yokkaichi, announces Thailand plant
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
TOKYO - JSR Corporation has completed the 25,000 tons/year expansion of the S-…
Hexpol acquires another TPE compounder
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Hexpol AB is to acquire Horst Müller Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG. …
News from elsewhere on the web (22 Dec 2011)
Added: 22 Dec 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…
NR prices move upwards
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices rose slightly over the last few days. On Tokyo's Tocom…
Sumitomo pushing rolling resistance with supplier's help
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
TOKYO (Dec. 21, 2011) - Silicones and silanes producer Momentive Performance M…
EU Truck sales rose in November
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Demand for new commercial vehicles was up 8.4 percent in the EU in …
Bridgestone held global TQM event
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corporation held its Second Bridgestone Global TQM (Total…
Indian Rubber board publishes statistics book
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, Kerala, India -- Smt. Sheela Thomas, Chairman, Rubber Board has rele…
Weymans named as honorary Professor at Qingdao University
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Dr. Günther Weymans, head of Lanxess' Technical Rubber…
Michelin names new director of competitions
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Pascal Couasnon has been named to take over as Director of the Michel…
Debica wins CSR award in Poland
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Debica, Poland -- Tire Company Debica S.A. was awarded a title of 'Top CSR Com…
Avon wins further contract from US military
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Avon PLC said it has received a 5 year contract from the Department …
World NBR market studied
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Nitrile Rubb…
Defendants in Chinese OTR tyre case can still appeal
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
WASHINGTON (Dec. 21, 2011) - The defendants in the recently overturned Chinese…
Rubber Division's Rubber Recycling Topical Group disbands
Added: 22 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
AKRON (Dec. 21, 2011) - The Rubber Recycling Topical Group of the American Che…
Tyre markets show mixed growth in November - Pirelli
Added: 19 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales in different r…
EU truck tyre sales weakened in November - Michelin
Added: 19 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin reports that replacement sales of truck tyres continued to d…
NR Prices show mixed trends over the weekend
Added: 19 Dec 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices barely changed over the weekend. On Tokyo's Tocom Exch…
