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Rubber Division keynoter talks of biomimicry in tyres
Added: 12 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- -Polar bears, gekkos and sea mussels have been helping Br…

ERJ Sept-Oct now available online
Added: 11 Oct 2011
London -- The September-October edition of European Rubber Journal is now available as an e-edition…

NR prices continue steady rise on 11 October
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices continue to move slowly upwards overnight, remaining s…

China's rubber industry reported stable growth in August
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The growth in output of ruubber goods in China was stable in August…

Chinese rubber industry looks to future
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Xi'an, China -- At a development forum for China's rubber industry, Fan Rende,…

IRCo declares intention to maintain rubber prices
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok, Thailand -- Darmansyah Basyaruddin, CEO of the International Rubber C…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 Oct 2011)
Added: 11 Oct 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Pirelli's Rome makes low-volume speciality tyres
Added: 11 Oct 2011
By David Sedgwick, Automotive News
Rome, Georgia -- A small Pirelli tyre factory in Rome, Georgia, m…

UK increases convictions over defective tyres
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Court convictions in England and Wales for driving on defective tyre…

Fuel-efficient military vehicle features Goodyear tyres
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Aberdeen, Maryland -- A new, fuel-efficient vehicle aimed at the US Army uses …

Pirelli granted permission to take control of Amtel assets - report
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Russia's Monopoly watchdog has granted permission to Pirelli to take…

GreenWorld selects management team for UK tyres-to-energy project
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- GreenWorld Development Inc. said it has engaged an experienced man…

US disposes of 50,000-tyre dump
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania -- The US Department of Environmental Protection said…

Mitas name adopted at CGS Reifen Deutschland
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- The German subsidiary of Mitas, 'CGS Reifen Deutschland',…

Schrader issues 2012 application data catalog
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Denver, Colorado - Schrader International Inc. has released a comprehensive 20…

Dana supplies tyre inflation system to US military vehicles
Added: 11 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The Oshkosh M-ATV, Textron ASV, and Navistar MaxxPro vehicles…

Keyuan to make SBS in Ningbo this month
Added: 10 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ningbo, China -- Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. said it has completed the constr…

Matador Omskshina renamed as Kordiant-Vostok (Kordiant-East)
Added: 10 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Omsk, Russia - Sibur-Russian Tyres has re-named the former Matador Omskshina c…

Tokuyama to quit Tokusil business
Added: 10 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokuyama Corp. is to withdraw from its Tokusil and
Finesil (precipitate…

Avon Rubber increases profit forecast for 2011
Added: 10 Oct 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Avon Rubber PLC said it expects Group pre-tax earnings to be towar…