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US RMA slams new tyre-derived fuel rules
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has said …

ElringKlinger's purchase of Freudenberg gasket business wins antitrust approval
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger AG has received the approval of the G…

Environmental group claims Connecticut artificial turf study was fixed
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hartford, Connecticut -- An environmental group, Environment and Human Health…

Dow becomes newest IISRP member
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Dow Chemical Co., which makes EP and EPDM elastomers, has …

Germany's Webasto to buy Karmann's N. American convertible roof business
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (AN - Hans Greimel )
Webasto Group, a German maker of automotive roof and heating s…

OSHA fines Kirkhill Manufacturing more than $125,000
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Atlanta, Georgia -- The US Deptaartment of Labor's Occupational Safety and H…

Koppers reports higher sales of carbon black
Added: 6 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Koppers Holdings Inc., has reported strong sales f…

JK Tyre to build radial car, truck tyre plant
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- JK Tyre is to build a plant in southern India to make radial…

Nokian's Q2 figures beat all forecasts
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- In common with other tyre makers, Nokian group reported stro…

Toyo returns to black, boosts fiscal forecast
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. returned to the black in its first…

Kraton sales jump by 42 percent in Q2
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- TPE supplier Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. said revenues…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 August 2010)
Added: 5 Aug 2010
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

CGS tyres help tractor get high on the Stelvio Pass
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague -- Olympic ski medallist Giorgio Di Centa drove his tractor to the high…

Michelin launches new agri tyre for Claas combines
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Working with farm machinery maker Claas, Michelin has developed a new…

Ford to bring 635 additional supplier jobs to own plants
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (by Charles Child Automotive News)
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co. plans to br…

Chrysler says suppliers in better shape
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
By David Sedgwick, Automotive News
Traverse City, Michigan -- One year after …

UK inventor launches glowing bicycle tyres
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
South Heath, UK -- UK-based inventor James Tristram has developed bicycle tyre…

US may set up National tyre Research centre in Va. - report
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Virginia -- A consortium including GM, A local college and an un-nam…

PolyOne reports surge in second-quarter profit
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (Dan Shingler, Crain's Cleveland Business)
Avon Lake, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. said th…

Kline reports on synthetic latices
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Little Falls, New Jersey -- Kline & Co. has published a new report titled, Syn…