Monday, July 30, 2007

Rubber Futures Gain in Tokyo After JSR Announces Rise in Synthetic Prices

(Bloomberg) -- Natural rubber futures in Tokyo rose
to the highest in five weeks amid speculation demand for the
commodity may grow after JSR Corp., Japan's largest maker of
synthetic rubber, announced a rise in its product prices.

JSR will raise prices of synthetic rubber products, the raw
material for vehicle tires, by between 5 percent and 10 percent
from Aug. 21, to cope with rising petroleum costs, according to
a company news release yesterday. It will be the company's
second increase this year.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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