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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, …