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ERJ has moved offices
Added: 15 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- ERJ has moved offices to join our colleagues in Croydon, London. We …

European Court reduces 2006 fines for SBR cartel
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The General Court of the European Union has reviewed fines imposed…

Tokai sets up auto AVS unit in Indonesia
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
West Java, Indonesia -- Tokai Rubber has set up a factory to make automotive a…

Toyo Tire expanding Georgia plant, adding up to 470 jobs
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Bartow County, Georgia -- Toyo Tire USA Corp. executives and Georgia Gov. Nath…

Pacific Rim nations blamed for casing shortage
Added: 14 Jul 2011
By Miles Moore Crain staff report (R&PN)
Sacramento, California -- Exports of scrap tyres from Calif…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 July 2011)
Added: 14 Jul 2011
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Phillips Carbon moves to new owner - sort of
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India -- The RPG group has divided some of its assets, including Phil…

ContiTech fights fake drivebelts in UAE
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- The ContiTech Power Transmission Group has pulled off a s…

US Consumer group tests UHP tyres, loves the Michelin
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The US group Consumer Reports has updated its test of ultra-h…

ContiTech buys Australian conveyor belt unit
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, is taking over the Austral…

NR prices on Thur 14 July
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract remained unchange…

Auto OEM - Supplier relations studied
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- SupplierBusiness has published a new report titled, OEM-Supplier Re…

Motherson Sumi to buy controlling stake in Peguform
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India --Motherson Sumi Systems has in principle
agreed to buy 80 percen…

Rubber Division offering sponsorships
Added: 14 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division is offering a series of sponsorships …

Researchers eliminate latex from carpet backings
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Barcelona, Spain -- A team of scientists has developed a more eco-friendly pro…

Ford uses post-consumer tyre scrap in vehicle gaskets
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford and Recycled Polymeric Materials (RPM) have teamed …

ACEA published update on REACH in the auto sector
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Version 3 of the Automotive Industry Guideline on REACH (AIG) has …

Dayco hot for acquisitions after expansion push
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Troy, Michigan -- Dayco Products L.L.C. has completed the third of three key…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 July 2011)
Added: 13 Jul 2011
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Global tyre industry analysed
Added: 13 Jul 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- SupplierBusiness has published a new report titled, Trends …