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Fenner PLC expects full-year figures to be at top end
Added: 6 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Fenner PLC said strong financial performance in the final two tradin…

Russia to raise duties on used and retreaded tyres
Added: 6 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- A report on Sibur-Russian Tyres website says the Russian customs age…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 Sept 2010)
Added: 6 Sep 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Brityrex show is now fully booked
Added: 6 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Manchester, UK -- October's Brityrex International '10 show in Manchester is a…

US tyre production rising; study cites Chinese tariffs
Added: 6 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Consumer tyre production in the US since last October has exp…

Titan to raise tyre prices
Added: 6 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan Internationa…

Arkema raises prices for latex products
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cary, North Carolina -- Effective September 15, 2010 or as contracts allow, Ar…

Michelin data shows tyre market growth in July
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Moody's upgrades Freudenberg debt
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt am Main,Germany -- Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Sept 2010)
Added: 3 Sep 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

CGS buys French tyre distributor
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague -- Czech off-road tyre producer CGS Tyres is to buy the sales unit of t…

Conti places Euro 1 billion of bonds
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental successfully placed a euro-denominated bond wi…

UK tyre body selects Conti man as chair
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) has elected David …

CARB tyre pressure rule goes into effect
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Sacremento, California -- The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) ha…

US auto demand falls to weakest level since February
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan -- US auto sales dropped to their weakest rate since Februa…

Pirelli continues F1 tests in France
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Le Castellet, France -- Pirelli's Formula One test campaign continued this wee…

Truck tyre sales continue to grow, as car tyre sales ease
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales for the month …

Tyre makers committing $8 billion to expansions
Added: 2 Sep 2010
By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff (TB)
Akron, Ohio --A year after cutting their capital investment b…

Conti issues bonds for at least euro 750 million
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental is planning to issue a further benchmark bond …

Micro-Poise buys Collman Tire Systems assets
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Micro-Poise Measurement Systems L.L.C. has acquired the asset…