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Bridgestone expands Dueler H/L 422 Ecopia tyre line
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations llc has announce…

Pirelli intending to address high-profit segments - updated
Added: 9 Nov 2011
London-- Pirelli is intending to attack high premium segments in the industry, and expects the prop…

Dunlop invests euro 6.4 million in Dutch conveyor belting unit
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Drachten, Netherlands - Dunlop Conveyor Belting is to invest up to euro 6.4 mi…

China's tyre industry enters high cost era
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guiyang, China - China's tyre and rubber industry has entered the high cost e…

Michelin to sell its stake in Hankook Tire
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Paris --Michelin is selling its 10 percent stake in Hankook Tire, via an inst…

Income up 23% in first nine months of fiscal '11 - Bridgestone
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo - Bridgestone has said net income for the nine months ended 30 Sept 201…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 Nov 2011)
Added: 8 Nov 2011
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

NR prices stabilise overnight
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices recovered slightly overnight, but remain well below ye…

West announces Q3 results
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lionville, Pennsylvania - West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. has announced its…

Triangle to sell OTR tyres into Australia through Jewell
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Australia - Jewell Tyres are now selling Triangle OTR tryes within the Austral…

Sincere efforts needed to stop corruption, Rubber Board told
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kottayam, India -- Dr NK Jayakumar, vice chancellor, National University of A…

Japanese rubber companies release half-year results
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Sales at major Japanese tyre maker Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd were Yen 147.85…

BioAmber & Mitsui join to build bio-BDO plant in Canada
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Minneapolis, Minnesota - BioAmber, a renewable chemicals company, and Mitsui …

SIRC launches information website on styrene
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (RPN)
By Rubber & Plastic News staff
Arlington, Virginia -- The Styrene Information…

Esser to manage Conti's commercial tyres unit
Added: 8 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG has named Andreas…

Sri Lanka to step up Rubber product promotion
Added: 7 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- The Sri Lankan government is to extend promotion of its …

Poppe Gummi marks 100 years
Added: 7 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gießen, Germany -- Rubber processing company Poppe GmbH & Co. KG has marked i…

Zeon expands Zetpol line
Added: 7 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Louisville, Kentucky -- Zeon Chemicals L.P., which is expanding its Houston …

News from elsewhere on the web (07 Nov 2011)
Added: 7 Nov 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Pirelli, Milan polytechnic extend tyre research co-operation
Added: 7 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan -- Pirelli has extended its previously-announced co-operation with Milan…