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News from elsewhere on the web (14 Oct 2010)
Added: 14 Oct 2010
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti proposes low grip prediction system
Added: 14 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Regensburg, Germany -- Automotive suppliers including Continental AG are bring…

ITEC speaker: US tyre makers in survival mode, preparing for end of China tariffs
Added: 14 Oct 2010
By Ed Noga, ERJ staff (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- The heavy tariffs levied by the US government on tyr…

Engel to show silicone technology at K show
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Schwertberg, Austria - Engel will demonstrate is expertise in silicone rubber …

Bridgestone wins ISO 9001 for European sales operations
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe's group of 18 national sales companies has been…

Canadian pyrolysis plant due on stream early next year
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Ontario -- A plant under construction in Sault Ste. Marie will extra…

ContiTech outlines railway airpsring business
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- At work between the rails and the passenger compartment, C…

US consumers think Goodyear is socially responsible
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company appears on a list of the 50 …

Lighter vehicles drive adhesives markets
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Frost & Sullivan has published a report titled, Global Auto…

Toyota says it will use more bio plastics in interiors
Added: 14 Oct 2010
Rhoda Miel, ERJ staff (AN / PN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to use a sugar cane-b…

Industrial protective clothing market studied
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ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose, California -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc. has published a new rep…

China to phase out cross-ply car tyres by 2015 - reports
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Reports in China's State-controlled media say that the country has …

Hankook to win permit for Indonesian factory this year - report
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta - Reuters is reporting that an Indonesian Government minister has anno…

Lion copolymer launches NSBR material
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Lion Copolymer, LLC, has announced the global introd…

Chinese OTR duties still due despite judge's reversal
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- The US federal government will continue to collect duties on off-t…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 Oct 2010)
Added: 13 Oct 2010
(29 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ITEC: Tyre producers have little control over the costs of raw materials
Added: 13 Oct 2010
By Ed Noga, ERJ staff (TB)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Tyre and synthetic rubber companies share a common pro…

AIAG adapts RFID standard, B-11 to global agreement
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Detroit, Michigan -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and EPCglob…

Kuczkowski wins Charles Goodyear Medal
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Joseph A Kuczkowski, noted for his work in the eluci…

Freudenberg-NOK to report results of 10-year study into elastomers and adhesives
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership will on Thursday pre…