Latest News

Sweden says GM still hopes to find buyer for Saab
Added: 26 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Stockholm (Reuters) -- A Swedish government official said today that General M…

Arkema's purchase of peroxide operation, facility boosts base
Added: 26 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Cleveland, Ohio -- The purchase of GEO Specialty Chemical Co.'s peroxide ope…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Nov 2009)
Added: 26 Nov 2009
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ACS Rubber Division moves offices this weekend
Added: 26 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division is moving its office off the Universi…

Desma records 2500th visitor to virtual booth
Added: 26 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cyberspace -- Early this month, Desma recorded its 2.500th visitor to its virt…

ASTM offers course in rubber test procedures
Added: 26 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The ASTM is holding a course on rubber testing and the ASTM st…

Euro Parliament approves tyre labelling legislation
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Parliament approved the draft regulation on tyre labe…

European truck sales fall for 18th consecutive month
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- New commercial vehicle registrations in Europe have declined for a…

BASF to close three X-SBR plants as paper industry plummets
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ludwigshafen, Germany -- BASF's paper chemicals division will close productio…

Solutia to sell Cologne accelerator production to Taminco
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Solutia Inc.is to discontinue manufacturing at its plant …

M + S tyre markings are effectively meaningless - Continental
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG has said some tyres bearing the M+S markin…

Clairoix to close: consultation process is completed
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- The consultation phase with the employees' representatives…

Consumer group wants US CAFE raised to 45 mpg by 2020
Added: 25 Nov 2009
By Neil Roland, Automotive News
Washington DC -- Consumer advocates want the Obama administration to…

Saab future under threat as buyer Koenigsegg drops out
Added: 25 Nov 2009
By Chrissie Thompson, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors Co.'s deal to sell its Saa…

Nominations open for Tire Technology awards
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dorking UK -- Organisers of the 2010 Tire Technology Expo have said nomination…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 Nov 2009)
Added: 25 Nov 2009
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess to make custom Therban grades for Eriks
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG''s Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business u…

Global report on carbon black is published
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- BizAcumenhas published a new report titled, Carbon Black - …

Calcium Carbonate market studied
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Bizacumen has published a new report titled, Calcium Carbonate - A Gl…

UK's Tyresafe wins Road Safety Award
Added: 25 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- TyreSafe, the UK's leading tyre safety organisation, has been awarde…