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GM decides to keep Opel, citing improved financial health

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (AN)

Detroit, Michigan (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. has decided to keep Opel, un…

Schrader rolls out programmable TPMS sensor

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA Show) -- Tyre valve specialist Schrader International …

S. Korea´s Daewoo launches tyre brand

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA Show) -- South Korean global trading company Daewoo In…

Pirelli touts Scorpion Verde's green performance

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Las Vegas, Nevada (SEMA Show) -- Pirelli Tire North America Inc. unveiled the …

West restructuring will eliminate 100 jobs

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Lionville, Pennsylvania -- Medical components manufacturer West Pharmaceutic…

Falken adopts new slogan

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Fontana, California -- Falken Tire Corp. has unveiled a slogan that it said pe…

Brodsky to present keynote at ITPRF next week

Added: 4 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Birmingham, UK -- The International Tyre, Rubber & Plastics Federation (ITRPF)…

Potsdam scientists to investigate micro-motors made from rubber

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Potsdam, Germany -- Scientists at the Potsdam University are investigating the…

India finds China guilty of dumping curing presses

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

New Delhi -- India's Commerce Ministry has supported a complaint issued by Ind…

US tyre shipments to be down 13 percent - RMA

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- US tyre shipments are projected to drop by approximately 13 p…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 November 2009)

Added: 3 Nov 2009

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Rapra de-vulcanisation process wins government funding

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shropshire, UK -- Smithers Rapra has won around euro 1 million in funding for…

Dow Corning adds Chinese silicone rubber to Xiameter website

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shanghai, China: The Xiameter web-enabled business model from Dow Corning is l…

DSM confirms possible split of Elastomers business

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Further to press reports last week, DSM Elastomers has confirmed tha…

G & L Beijer buys Swedish rubber product maker Slang-Pac

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stockholm -- G & L Beijer AB has acquired the hose and rubber company, Slang-P…

Cooper posts improved results in third quarter

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Findlay, Ohio (Nov. 2, 2009) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. posted a net profit of…

Sir Tom Farmer to present keynote at Tyrexpo Africa

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Sir Tom Farmer CVO CBE KCSG DL, founder of the Kwik-Fit tyre retail…

Myers completes sale of rubber businesses to Zhongding

Added: 3 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Akron., Ohio -- Myers Industries Inc. has completed the sale of Michigan Rub…

Yokohama says it is developing next-generation innerliner

Added: 2 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Tyres using Yokohama's Airtex innerliner are already in the marketpla…

JK Tyre returns to profit on higher sales

Added: 2 Nov 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

New Delhi -- JK Tyre and Industry has reported higher sales and profits for th…