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Evonik buys control of colloidal silica producer
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
PARSIPPANY, N. J., (April 15, 2010)-Evonik Degussa Corp. has acquired contro…

Delticom says tyre buyers are ready to use the web
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- One in three German drivers can imagine buying tyres onlin…

Skellerup MD retires after 16 years
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christcurch, New Zealand -- Donald Stewart, the long serving managing directo…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 April 2010)
Added: 16 Apr 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

IISRP elects Kumho's Park as president
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Chan-Koo Park, chairman and CEO of the Kumho …

L&T denies reports that it is to link with MHI in heavy tyres
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Indian papers are reporting un-named sources within Indian en…

Pirelli opens records to public in Milan
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- The Pirelli Foundation, set up last year to preserve documents…

Abu Dhabi runs tyre check campaign
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Abu Dhabi -- Abu Dhabi Police Traffic and patrols department, in collaboration…

Bridgestone donates to Chile
Added: 16 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Group has donated more than ¥11 million (Euro 88 million)…

80 percent of Europe's cars drive on under-inflated tyres
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Findings from safety checks conducted on 52,400 cars in 15 E.U. co…

Conti tells dealers US market could return to '08 levels
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nassau, Bahamas -- Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) expects the US tyre mar…

Eliokem increases price increase
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Villejust, France -- Eliokem said it has brought in another price increase for…

ITEC develops biggest speaker programme ever
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The 2010 International Tire Exhibition and Conference (ITEC) is…

Pirelli US to use interactive, digital marketing
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Princeton New Jersey -- Pirelli Tire North America has selected Rosetta as its…

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

Nitto recalls 1,140 tyres in US
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Nitto Tire USA Inc. is recalling approximately 1,140 Nitto Du…

Investors buy, to reopen Chardon mixing plant
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
CHARDON, Ohio (April 14, 2010)-A group of private investors have purchased t…

Continental offers all-expenses-paid trips to World Cup
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
South Africa -- As part of its sponsorship of the FIFA soccer World Cup in Sou…

Songwon chooses Elastomerics as UK distributor
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ulsan, Korea -- Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.said it has appointed Elastomerics …

VyStar names new CFO
Added: 15 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Vystar Corp. has
appointed Jack Callicutt as chief financia…