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Gori stands down at ETRMA; replaced by Michelin's Lepercq
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Europe's Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has el…

Conti continues extraordinary growth in Q3
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG said it remains on target for strong sales…

Notch forecasts 6 percent growth for silica, driven by green tyre demand
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Amherst, Massachusetts -- Notch Consulting says the precipitated silica market…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Nov 2011)
Added: 3 Nov 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

NR Prices unchanged on Thursday
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber pricesremained unchanged overnight, remaining below yen 300 i…

TIA names Onkar Kanwar to Hall of Fame
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Onkar S Kanwar, Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd was inducted i…

Avon launches two new UK-oriented websites
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace -- Avon Tyres, a brand owned by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company,has re…

Asian tyre conference to highlight rolling resistance
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- Tirecon Asia (14-15 December 2012 in Shanghai) will focus o…

'Deep research' published on China's NR industry
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Beijing Orient Agribusiness Consultant Ltd has published a …

Plastics moulder replaces rubber with TPE in syringe seal
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Plas-Tech Engineering, Inc., a plastics moulding com…

Russian billionaire to take over Sibur
Added: 3 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Moscow -- Russian billionaire Leonid Mikhelson has concluded his planned full…

CRIA outlines direction of Chinese rubber industry
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Guiyang, China -- The office meeting of China's Rubber Industry Association (C…

China to upgrade machinery technology
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China is calling for its machinery makers to upgrade their designs…

Trelleborg, Vibracoustic to announce JV this year
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- The proposed automotive anti-vibration joint venture betw…

ContiTech upgrades airspring, V-belt capacity at Vahrenwald
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover-Vahrenwald, Germany -- ContiTech is expanding production capacity at …

ITDG to bring Point S retail program to the US
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Independent Tire Dealers Group L.L.C. (ITDG) and Point S …

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Nov 2011)
Added: 2 Nov 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

LMC buys out JD Power partner
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Oxford, UK -- Oxford-based LMC Automotive said it has acquired the automotive …

NR prices recovered slightly on 2 November
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices recovered somewhat overnight, but remained below yen 3…

UK Simrit facility wins AS9120 for quality management
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lutterworth UK -- Simrit - the industrial sealing products division of Freuden…