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GM says China vehicle sales up 67% in 2009
Added: 5 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai, Chaina (Reuters) -- General Motors Co.'s China vehicle sales in 2009…

Toyota to cut auto parts costs by 30%, reports say
Added: 5 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to cut auto parts procurement cost…

Decline in NR supply accelerates - ANRPC
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Global supply of NR declined by 6.4 percent in the 12 months t…

Kumho Tire working out finances with its South Korean creditors
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
SEOUL, South Korea (Dec. 30, 2009) - Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has entered into a  

Avon Rubber moving forward, back in black after tough stretch
Added: 4 Jan 2010
By Mike McNulty (R&PN)
Melksham, England-Avon Rubber P.L.C. has changed significantly in the last 12…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Jan 2010)
Added: 4 Jan 2010
(38 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo ranked in Indian top 10 companies
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- A study undertaken by one of India's leading business magazin…

Chinese tyre exports to US plummeted in October
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Shanghai, China - China's tyre exports to the US dropped 37.5 percent in Octob…

Trelleborg strengthens capital structure
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has signed three revolving credit facilitie…

ANRPC data available on website
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countrie…

Yokohama Rubber hiking tyre prices in export markets
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokto -- Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) will increase prices on its exported c…

Dynamic Tire share purchase from GPX completed
Added: 4 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Boston, Massachusetts -- A management group led by Peter Koszo and Robert Sher…

ERJ wishes all our readers a happy and peaceful winter break
Added: 24 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Our offices are now closed for the Christmas holidays. There will be …

Kraiburg compounding to offer ultra-thin calendered sheets
Added: 24 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Waldkraiburg, Germany -- Kraiburg rubber compounding is to offer high quality …

H-F to announce new structure and branding in Feb
Added: 24 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Freudenberg, Germany -- Harburg Freudenberger is to announce a new company str…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 Dec 2009)
Added: 24 Dec 2009
(5 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Ford, Geely deal on Volvo points to growing clout of Chinese industry
Added: 24 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Beijing / Stockholm (Reuters) -- Ford Motor Co. said it expects to wrap up the…

Lion appoints Omya as distributor
Added: 24 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Baton Rouge Louisiana -- Lion Copolymer has appointed Omya Group as the distri…

Zeon will not close NBR plants in US - clarification
Added: 23 Dec 2009
Further to press reports over a reduction in capacity for NBR in North America, Zeon has issued t…