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Parliamentary committee backs draft regulation on tyre labelling
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- From November 2012 all new tyres on sale in Europe will be classif…

Cheng Shin to build truck, bus, car tyre plant in China - report
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Cheng Shin Rubber is to builld a plant in China to make tyre…

Winter retread uses silicon carbide for grip
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Reykjavik, Iceland -- A Icelandic company, New Industries Ltd, of ReykjavÃk h…

Momentive to boost silicone capacity, line
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Albany, new York -- Momentive Performance Materials said it will double the ca…

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

US Equipment and Tool Institute studies TPMS
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rochester, Michigan -- The US-based Equipment and Tool Institute is launching …

Translogik buys name, IP of Pneu-Logic
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bicester, UK -- Translogik Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transense, ha…

Goodyear Fuel Max gets Prius OE fitment
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Toyota Motor North America Inc. has added Goodyear's Assurance …

PolyOne's 'pruning' pays off in regrowth
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Avon Lake, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. has pulled itself back from …

PolyOne advances sustainable lineup
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (PN) Frank Esposito
Avon Lake, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. is moving ahead with efforts …

New Chemistry slashes need for zinc oxide
Added: 23 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dresden, Germany -- A paper presented by Dr. Gert Heinrich of the Leibniz Inst…

Pirelli secures EIB loan for R&D projects
Added: 23 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
MILAN, Italy (Nov. 20, 2009) - Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has secured $149 million in…

Titan wins ISO 9000:2008 certificate
Added: 23 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois --Â Titan Wheel Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan Internatio…

Nokian claims top honours in tyre tests
Added: 23 Nov 2009
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Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres claims its Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 studded tyre …

News from elsewhere on the web (23 Nov 2009)
Added: 23 Nov 2009
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Survey shows many US motorists have bald tyres
Added: 23 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington, DC -- A US Rubber Manufacturers Association survey showed 11 per…

New York cleans up 26.5 million scrap tyres
Added: 23 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Albany, New York- New York has cleaned up more than 26.5 million scrap tyres i…

Tyre sales on positive trend at last
Added: 20 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Pirelli launches 2010 calendar in London
Added: 20 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Pirelli last night launched the 37th edition of its calendar in Lond…

Pirelli seeking to buy tyre plant in Russia
Added: 20 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli is seeking to buy a plant in Russia. Francesco Gori, s…