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Colorado Tire still planning Washington OTR tyre plant

Added: 22 Jan 2010

Rubber & Plastics News staff report

Ephrata, Washington-Principals of off-the-road tyre distributor …

Avon Rubber improves trading performance

Added: 21 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Melksham, UK - Avon Rubber plc has improved its trading performance over the t…

Detroit auto show report: GM, Ford load up small cars for bigger profits

Added: 21 Jan 2010

By Jamie LaReau and Chrissie Thompson, Crain News Service

From Tire Business

Detroit, Michigan - At…

Zeon to add nitrile capacity in Japan

Added: 21 Jan 2010

Rubber & Plastics News

Louisville Kentucky - Zeon Corp. will spend $1 million (Euro 711 000) to impr…

Eliokem building Pliocord facility in China

Added: 21 Jan 2010

From Rubber & Plastics News

Villejust, France - Eliokem S.A.S. is building a plant in China to boost…

WTO to study US tariffs on Chinese tyres

Added: 21 Jan 2010

Rubber & Plastics News

Geneva - The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body has voted to …

Cabot increases fumed silica capacity in China

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. and China National Bluestar (Group) Co. L…

Online tyre retailer sees revenues up 20 percent

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany -- European online tyre retailer Delticom AG has reported pre…

Citroën selects Bridgestone as OE supplier

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- For the first time in over 70 years, French car maker Citroën has…

Edge Rubber gets $4 million federal stimulus loan

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania -- Tire recycler Edge Rubber L.L.C. is getting $4 m…

News from elsewhere on the web (20Jan 2010)

Added: 20 Jan 2010

(22 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Pirelli joins ethical stock index

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Since December, Pirelli & C. has been in the ethical finance i…

Global disposable glove market studied

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Marketstrat has published a new report titled, Disposable M…

US execs set up recruitment agency

Added: 20 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Wilmington, Delaware - Plastics market veteran Jamie Mosberg along with former…

Vibracoustic buys out Anvis from Brazilian JV

Added: 19 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Weinheim, Germany --Vibracoustic, one of the Business Groups in the Freudenber…

PolymerLatex raising NBR prices

Added: 19 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Marl, Germany -PolymerLatex GmbH is boosting prices for nitrile rubber latex…

Goodyear expects $150m hit following Venezuelan devaluation

Added: 19 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has responded to press speculation over the impact of …

News from elsewhere on the web (019Jan 2010)

Added: 19 Jan 2010

(8 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Bridgestone adds civil aviation fitments

Added: 19 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp is to supply aircraft radial tyres for the Mitsubish…

Global tyre markets studied

Added: 19 Jan 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Frost & Sullivan has published a new report titled, The Str…