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China will have 200 million cars by 2020; gridlock, pollution concerns grow
Added: 16 Sep 2010
By Normandy Madden, Crain News Service (AA)
Beijing --The number of vehicles on China's roads will m…

Freudenberg commits to India
Added: 16 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangalore, India -- Freudenberg group said it recorded healthy growth in the I…

Titan notes tender offer to expire Sept. 28
Added: 16 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc. announced that $138.8 million in …

Conti pushes the idea of winter tyres in the UK
Added: 16 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Continental UK is highlighting the importance of winter tyres to a s…

Yokohama, Hankook to participate in IAA
Added: 16 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany --Hankook Tire will be present for the first time at the 63…

US factice and SR report published
Added: 16 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- ICON Group International has published a new report titled,…

Conveying equipment report published
Added: 16 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US, LLC has published a new report title…

Lanxess predicts tight polybutadiene market
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess AG is predicting a tight polybutadiene market…

Lanxess forecasts tight butyl market
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess expects markets for butyl and halo butyl rubbe…

Michelin's Tigar to add 220 jobs in Serbia
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pirot, Serbia -- The Michelin-owned Tigar Corp. has reached agreement with the…

Sarlink business goes to Teknor Apex
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Heerlen, The Netherlands -- DSM NV has agreed to sell its Sarlink TPV business…

Mitas plans agricultural tyre plant in Czech Republic
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Zlin, Czech Republic -- Heavy duty tyre manufacturer Mitas is to invest almos…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Sept 2010)
Added: 15 Sep 2010
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…

Lanxess considers 100 kt Nd-BR plant in Asia
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duesseldorf, Germany -- Lanxess has announced that it intends to increase its …

Bridgestone Europe names new head of procurement
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe has announced that it will change some of its t…

Michelin to supply WRC tyres from 2011
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has accepted Mi…

Bluestar silicones introduces transparent HCR
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lyon, France -- Bluestar Silicones has launched a highly transparent heat curi…

Watts Tyre wins ISO 14000 certification
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lydney, UK -- Watts Tyre Group, the UK based industrial tyre and wheel produce…

Liberty Tire acquires High Tread International
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Lockport, New York -- Tyre recycling giant Liberty Tire Recycling has acquir…

DuPont and Invista settle dispute
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Wilmington Delaware -- DuPont Co. and Invista have settled a trio of lawsuit…