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Takreer selects Eurotecnica for Abu Dhabi carbon black project
Added: 11 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Milan-based Eurotecnica Contractors and Engineers S.p.A said i…

CRIA forecasts slower growth for rubber industry
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nanchang, China -- From 8 November, the China Rubber Industry Association (CRI…

Chinese tyre production up by 19% in October
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Chinese statistical data shows that China's tyre production in Octo…

Ceat sees higher sales, profits in first half
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai -- Indian tyre maker Ceat Lts saw its sales jump in the three months to…

Researchers patent rubber-free, non-stick chewing gum
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cork, Ireland -- Professor Elke Arendt of University College, Cork has patente…

Tokai sales fell in Q2 on earthquake after-effects
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Sales at Tokai Rubber industries fell in the six months to September …

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Nov 2011)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Chemetall opens butyllithium plant in India
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dahei, Gujarat, India--Chemetall Lithium India Pvt. Ltd., said it has opened a…

Sri Lanka's RRIL to get new building
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka's government has approved a request from the A…

Kinugawa, Fujikura report first half results
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS) - Financial results for the six months to 30 Sept 2011 and new forecasts from…

ElringKlinger's Q3 revenues climb 31 percent
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- The ElringKlinger Group increased its revenue by 30…

Gates' new CVT belts improve bond between rubber, aramid
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corporation is introducing its next generation of Co…

Russian court demands payment of euro 42m in Amtel breakup row - report
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- A Russian court has demanded that the the former Russian tyre maker,…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim receives visit from Tartarstan's president
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- On 7 November, 2011 R. Minnikhanov, the President o…

NR prices plunge toward $3 on 10 Nov
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices fell further overnight, testing yen 250 in Tokyo. On T…

Global Tyre markets studied
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Global Industry Analysts has published a new report titled,…

Lanxess reports best-ever Q3, employees to get bigger bonuses
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG achieved a record third quarter in 2011 due …

Rhodia opens US silica plant
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago heights, Illinois -- Rhodia inaugurated its expansion of highly
dispers…

Yokohama profits fall on higher material prices
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said net sales for the six months to Sept…

Yokohama adds to 'Tire Tips' video series
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp. has added a video focusing on fu…