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Thursday May 31 | Nikkei Net Interactive

Bridgestone, Ajinomoto To Make Plant-Based Tire Materials

Bridgestone Corp. and Ajinomoto Co. said Thursday they will jointly develop synthetic rubber derived from biomass, with the material to be used in tires starting around 2020.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Business Wire

Research and Markets: European Tire Industry Company Profiles, 2012

The European tyre market faces one of the most significant changes in legislation for 50 years as of November 2012 which is set to cause shock-waves in the EU markets.

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Thu May 24, 2012

Bloomberg

Thai Rubber Exporters Buy on Exchanges to Counter 51% Slump

A farmer taps a rubber tree to collect raw latex on a rubber plantation in Rayong province, Thailand.

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Tue May 15, 2012

Nikkei Net Interactive

Bridgestone Getting Out Of E-Paper

Bridgestone Corp. said Tuesday that it has decided to withdraw from the business of electronic paper, citing the plunge in prices of competing products based on LCD panels.

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Sat May 12, 2012

PR-inside.com

"European Tire Industry Company Profiles, 2012" is now available at Fast Market Research

By knowing the major manufacturers, the personnel, product portfolios and key information, business opportunities can be more easily identified and revenues increased.

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Tue May 08, 2012

Autoblog

Bridgestone ratchets up "One Team, One Planet Spent" tire-recycling program

Burning rubber? Not on Bridgestone's watch. That's what the world's largest tire and rubber company is saying by ratcheting up its tire-recycling program.

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