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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

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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

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Brussels -- The European Parliament approved the draft regulation on tyre labe…

European truck sales fall for 18th consecutive month

Added: 25 Nov 2009

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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

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Ludwigshafen, Germany -- BASF's paper chemicals division will close productio…

Solutia to sell Cologne accelerator production to Taminco

Added: 25 Nov 2009

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Cologne, Germany -- Solutia Inc.is to discontinue manufacturing at its plant …

M + S tyre markings are effectively meaningless - Continental

Added: 25 Nov 2009

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Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG has said some tyres bearing the M+S markin…

Clairoix to close: consultation process is completed

Added: 25 Nov 2009

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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

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Lanxess to make custom Therban grades for Eriks

Added: 25 Nov 2009

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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…