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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, …

Poland's chemical industry studied
Added: 14 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Business Monitor Internationalhas published a new report titled, Pola…

EC to tighten TPMS requirements from 2015
Added: 11 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The EC is set to reject advice from its working party in UNECE on …

EPA limited study shows low pollution levels from crumb rubber fields
Added: 11 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Crumb rubber from recycled tyres used as surfacing for athlet…

China plans subsidies for green car buyers
Added: 11 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai, China(Reuters) -- China will subsidize sales of green vehicles in fi…

Former GPX tyre, wheel business to use Maine Industrial Tire name
Added: 11 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Malden, Massachusetts -- The new owners of GPX International Tire Corp.'s tyre…

Michelin launches web-based winter driving school
Added: 11 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Canada -- Michelin Canada has opened a winter driving school on te web. The sc…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 Dec 2009)
Added: 11 Dec 2009
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama to exhibit in Dubai
Added: 11 Dec 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that it will participate …