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54.5 mpg: A supplier bonanza
Added: 8 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Traverse City, Michigan -- To suppliers, the federal proposal to hit corporate…
How Obama's compromises make new CAFE a smaller leap
Added: 8 Aug 2011
By Neil Roland, Crain staff (AN)
Washington DC -- When is 54.5 mpg actually about 40 mpg? When it's …
Double-dip recession? Not in this (US) auto boom
Added: 8 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Traverse City, Michigan -- Somebody forgot to tell the auto industry that the …
Synthos investigating new S-SBR / Nd-BR plant
Added: 5 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
London - Synthos SA is understood to be developing plans for a new plant to …
Hankook kicks off 2011/2012 football season
Added: 5 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Neu-Isenburg/Germany -- Tyre manufacturer Hankook has said it is adhering to …
Cooper Standard appoints Bill Pumphrey to North American president
Added: 5 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper Standard has appointed Bill Pumphrey to president of…
News from elsewhere on the web (05 August 2011)
Added: 5 Aug 2011
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…
NR prices on 5 August - little change despite stockmarket meltdown
Added: 5 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract remain…
H.B. Chemical joins IISRP
Added: 5 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- H.B. Chemical, a US-based distributor of synthetic rubber…
Nokian sales up 40%; profits double in H1
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres group's net sales increased by 41.4 percent to …
Cooper struggles with sluggish earnings, unit sales
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s net income nosedived 71.2 percent …
Conti wins Mercedes OE fitments
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has received two new original equipment approv…
China publishes tyre selling prices in July
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- The China Rubber Industries Association (CRIA) has published its mo…
Tirex execs give up $1 million cash for stock options
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Westport, Connecticut -- The Tirex Corp., owner of a patented tyre recycling t…
Michelin renews logistics deal in Thailand
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok, Thailand -- Ceva Logistics, a leading global supply chain management …
Redesigned Nitto US website offers selection help
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Cypress, California -- Nitto Tire USA. Inc. has launched a redesigned website…
Global SBR markets studied
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Merchant Research and Consulting Ltd. has published a new r…
Nissan wants its suppliers near plants
Added: 4 Aug 2011
By Lindsay Chappell, Crain staff (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Burned by the strong Japanese yen and str…
Tokai Rubber researchers develop care-giving robot
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Nagoya, Japan - Researchers at RIKEN and Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI) have d…
Continental introduces fuel-saving SUV, crossover tyre
Added: 4 Aug 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Fort Mill, South Carolina - Continental Tire has introduced its “most innov…
