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Michelin puts maps on the iPhone
Added: 9 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Users of Apple's iPhone can now get a free app from Michelin which gi…

Belgium's prime minister visits Bridgestone HQ in Japan
Added: 9 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - During a visit to Japan, Yves Leterme, the Prime Minister of the Kingd…

China to sell 30 000 tonnes of low-grade rubber
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- China's National Development and Reform Commission has said it inte…

Nokian predicts higher raw material costs
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tampere, Finland -- Nokian Tyres will later today tell shareholders that its r…

US officials call for mandatory TPMS on aircraft, following fatal Learjet crash
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called…

Tyre technology event set for Shanghai in May
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai China -- The 2nd Annual Tire Technologies Congress will take place on…

DATL says cross-ply tyres offer better foreign-object damage resistance
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Ltd (DATL) is breaking the recent tren…

News from elsewhere on the web (08 April 2010)
Added: 8 Apr 2010
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

OTR industry forecast: ´Poised for recovery'
Added: 8 Apr 2010
By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff
Tucson, Arizona -- The US OTR tyre market is “poised for recovery,†e…

Details of Renault-Nissan, Daimler agreement
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
(Reuters) -- Carmakers Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG announced o…

US GRG industry studied
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Report Linker is selling a new report titled, Rubber Produc…

Titan Tire launches new skid steer tyre
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy Illinois -- Titan Tire Corp. has introduced a new skid steer tyre. The …

Magnum D'Or says retread compound performs well
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Henderson, Nevada -- Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc. said it has received positive…

Yokohama claims zero emissions at Chinese tyre plant
Added: 8 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said its Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co., Lt…

NHTSA nears final standard for tyre fuel efficiency testing
Added: 7 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- tyre industry stakeholders have a lot of work ahead to ensu…

Sibur launches competition for new rubber applications
Added: 7 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Russian petrochemical giant Sibur has launched a Russia-based compet…

News from elsewhere on the web (07 April 2010)
Added: 7 Apr 2010
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Daimler, Renault boards approve global car alliance
Added: 7 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Daimler AG's and Renault SA's boards approved plans for a global alliance focu…

Alliance to retrieve Galaxy moulds from Denman
Added: 7 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Youngstown, Ohio -- The judge in Denman Tire LLC's Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquid…

Bridgestone to increase capacity for car tyres in Poland
Added: 6 Apr 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Poznan, Poland -- Bridgestone Europe is to expand production at its plant in P…