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Michelin grants loans to businesses
Added: 16 Dec 2009
Rubber & Plastics News
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. has disbursed loans…

Emery Oleochemicals names UK additives distributor
Added: 16 Dec 2009
By David Eldridge, Plastics & Rubber Weekly
Emery Oleochemicals has appointed IMCD UK as distributo…

Pirelli collaborates with Marangoni on tyre retreading
Added: 16 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli Tyre and Marangoni, an Italian tyre manufacturer based …

Chinese imports plunged in October
Added: 16 Dec 2009
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron, Ohio - Imports of Chinese consumer tyres plunged in Octo…

ExxonMobil appoints polyolefins auto sales manager
Added: 16 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Paris, France - ExxonMobil Chemical, which supplies polymer solutions, includi…

Ruia Group acquires 60% of Henniges Automotive
Added: 15 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kolkata, India - The Ruia Group, which has controlling stakes in Dunlop India …

TyreSafe highlights the importance of tyre pressure this Christmas
Added: 15 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London - TyreSafe, the UK's leading tyre safety organisation, has reminded dri…

Lanxess' Rubber Chemicals unit survives global production cuts
Added: 15 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Leverkusen -- Lanxess AG has sold its 55 percent stake in the hydrazine hydrat…

UK gains independent rubber consultancy service
Added: 15 Dec 2009
By Anthony Clark, Plastics & Rubber Weekly
Rubber industry veteran, Stuart Lee, has launched a techn…

Tyre workers left out in the cold by globalisation trend
Added: 15 Dec 2009
Editorial: Rubber and Plastics News
Merry Christmas. Here's your $5000 pay cut.
That's the deal Unite…

Nokian raising prices by 3-6%
Added: 15 Dec 2009
Tire Business staff report
Colchester, Vermont -- Nokian Tyres Inc. will raise prices on its passeng…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Dec 2009)
Added: 15 Dec 2009
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

RMA shows steep first-half drop in shipments
Added: 15 Dec 2009
Tire Business staff report
Washington -- The half-year tyre shipments report by the Rubber Manufactu…

Titan to offer notes to institutional buyers
Added: 15 Dec 2009
Tire Business staff report
Quincy, Illinois - Titan International Inc. plans to offer $75 million ag…

Hilma-Römheld introduces new clamping system at Blechexpo 09
Added: 15 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Siegerland, Germany -- Hilma Römheld, an expert in clamping workpieces and di…

Conti sees new sub-budget segment in truck tyres
Added: 14 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Continental's UK unit said the market for commercial vehicle tyres m…

Conti said UK consumer tyre sales moved downmarket
Added: 14 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Continental's UK unit said sales of consumer tyres in the UK held up…

Pirelli, Dunlop roll out 'greener' race tyres in US
Added: 14 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Daytona Beach, Florida -- Pirelli Competizioni and Dunlop Motorsports both wi…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Dec 2009)
Added: 14 Dec 2009
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear's financials studied
Added: 14 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Williamstown, Massachusetts -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, …