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Jakarta's replacement tyre business growing, changing
Added: 4 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta -- GfK has published a report on Indonesia's retail tyre business in t…

Taiwan oil seal company wins award
Added: 4 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taichung, Taiwan -- So Giant Oil Seal has won the 12th Rising Star Award of Ta…

Bridgestone to reduce CO2 emission 35%, exhibit at Shanghai Expo
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is aiming to reduce its global CO2 emission by 35 p…

Kumho tops UK replacement tyre survey
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Bridgnorth, UK -- Research conducted between Dec 2009 and Feb 2010 has shown K…

SBR demand, production soars in China
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Houston, China -- SBR demand grew 21.4 percent in China last year, to 1.1 mill…

Yokohama to increase tyre price by 8% in US
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Fullerton, California -- Yokohama Tire Corp. is increasing prices on all of it…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 April 2010)
Added: 30 Apr 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Report published on replacement car & van tyres in EU
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Replacement …

Cooper's Armes expects growth in tyre demand as consumer confidence improves
Added: 30 Apr 2010
By Dave Zielasko, Tire Business
Uncasville, Connecticut -- The industry will see growth in tyre dema…

Conti redesignates car tyre aftermarket sector
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has renamed its aftermarket sector for car tyr…

Berwin Group hopes for better profits in 2010
Added: 30 Apr 2010
Crain's Manchester Business
Rubber and PVC manufacturer Berwin Group hopes to boost profits in 2010 …

Marangoni to exhibit at Reifien Essen 2010
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Verona, Italy -- Marangoni Group will present two new high performance tyres a…

Hankook increasing tyre prices up to 6% in US
Added: 30 Apr 2010
Tire Business staff report
Wayne, New Jersey -- Hankook Tire America Corp. is raising prices by up t…

Michelin's sales up 12.2% in 1st quarter
Added: 30 Apr 2010
Tire Business staff report
Paris -- Group Michelin's sales revenue jumped 12.2 percent in the first …

Goodyear seeks voluntary layoffs at plant
Added: 30 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Fayetteville, North Carolina -- Goodyear has asked about 70 employees at its c…

BMW replaces Toyota as most valuable global car brand
Added: 29 Apr 2010
By Paul McVeigh, Crain News Service
Detroit, Michigan -- BMW AG has overtaken Toyota Motor Corp. as …

NR producers expect prices to remain high
Added: 29 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kuala Lumpur -- A rapid global economic recovery, causing natural rubber deman…

IISRP extends affiliate status to distributors, agents
Added: 29 Apr 2010
Crain News Service report
Houston, Texas -- Agents and distributors will be given the opportunity to…

Yokohama Tire Philippines earns performance award
Added: 29 Apr 2010
Tire Business staff report
Pampanga, Philippines -- Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), a subsidi…

Cabot's carbon black volumes up 28% in Q2
Added: 29 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Carbon black producer Cabot Corp. has reported sales …