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IRCo reports on ANRPC meeting
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochin, India -- The International Rubber Consortium Limited (IRCo) has issued…

China auto sales rise 19% in September on incentives
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai, China (Bloomberg) -- China's passenger-car sales to dealerships quic…

IISRP welcomes new affiliate member
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers …

Nokian does well in magazine tyre tests
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 studded tyre has won several Finn…

Chinese flame retardant market studied
Added: 13 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GCiS has published a new report titled, Assessment of China…

Court tells US to scrap import duties on Chinese tyres
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - The United States Court on International Trade has said the US Comm…

Bridgestone adds detail to India capacity - reports
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kheda, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Bridgestone India held a press conference yest…

Euro Rubber Lines buys Clairoix equipment
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clairoix, France -- Clairoix, France - Euro Rubber Lines, a UK-based rubber eq…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 Oct 2010)
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Global suppliers poised for M&A binge, report says
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- PPG Industries Inc., Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. are am…

Surveys of suppliers find hefty profits, rosy outlook
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- A pair of new surveys suggest auto suppliers are enjoying…

Nokian announces eco winter tyres
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres says car drivers even can cut their fuel consum…

UK retailer to stock cold weather tyres
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Michelin-owned tyre retailer ATS Euromaster is to stock cold weather…

UK SBR industry surveyed
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Styrene-Butadiene Rubb…

Michigan gives grants to scrap tyre companies
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lansing, Michigan -- Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and Environme…

Solideal to announce growth plans
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stafford, UK -- Industrial tyre maker Solideal said it will announce future ex…

Eliokem India wins 'Star Export House†status
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Eliokem India received 'Star Export House†status until 2015 in rec…

TRW launches low-cost tyre pressure sensor
Added: 12 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Livonia, Michigan -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is launching its LCCI (Low …

Avon sees stronger-than expected sales
Added: 11 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- As a result of stronger than expected performance from the Avon Rubb…

Germany to make winter tyres compulsory
Added: 11 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bonn - Germany's federal Transport Minister, Peter Ramsauer, has said Winter t…