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Introduction to rubber seminar to be held in New Jersey
Added: 15 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trenton, New Jersey -- On 28 Oct., 2010, the Educational Committee of the Mid-…

Suppliers' contracts increasingly allow steel cost pass-throughs
Added: 14 Sep 2010
David Sedgwick ERJ staff (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- To protect themselves against sharp fluctuations …

Ghanaian government offers Bonsa Tyre for sale
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bonsaso, Ghana -- The Ghanaian government has begun the process of selling its…

Goodway, Indag to cooperate on compounding
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia-based Goodway Integrated Industries Bhd and India-bas…

Pirelli raises tyre prices in Europe
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli has announced a price increase in all European markets …

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

Nokian focusses on slush performance
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finloand -- Nokian Tyres said it has developed special tyre models like…

Pirelli, Michelin, Rhodia appear in Dow-Jones sustainability index
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Pirelli is once more hailed as a leader in sustainabilityby the Do…

US company to set up tyre recycling units in Romania
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Adama Technologies Corp. said it has signed a Letter of Intent wit…

Caterpillar recognises Contitech for supplier excellence
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Caterpillar, the world's largest construction machinery m…

Hankook's CEO to address Tire Society
Added: 14 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea - Mr. Seung Hwa Suh, Vice Chairman and CEO of Hankook Tire will g…

Maxxis planning 2nd new plant in China
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Taiyuan, Taiwan -- Cheng Shin Rubber Co. Ltd./Maxxis International is ramping…

Toyo to add 200 workers to Georgia tyre plant
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
White, Georgia -- Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA) plans to ad…

Malaysian NR output declined in July
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia produced a total of 81 083 tonnes of natural rubber (…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 Sept 2010)
Added: 13 Sep 2010
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Growth in port activity good for marine suppliers - Trelleborg
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester, UK -- An independent market report, conducted for Trelleborg Marin…

FTSE ethical index drops Bridgestone, DuPont, BP
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The FTSE4Good Global Index ethical index has dropped Bridgestone Cor…

Rubber helps researchers to make touch-sensitive 'skin'
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Francisco, California -- Engineers at UC Berkeley have developed a pressur…

TIA calls for Obama to end 'punitive' Chinese tariffs
Added: 13 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Bowie, Maryland -- The Tire Industry Assocation (TIA) is calling on the Obama …

Bridgestone to expand Thai tyre factory
Added: 10 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp's subsidiary in Thailand, Thai Bridgestone Co., Ltd.…