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

UK agency fines wate tyre company
Added: 14 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Great Harwood, Lancashire, UK -- The operator of an illegal waste tyre site in…

Kal takes majority stake in UK's OTR Tyres Ltd
Added: 14 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Alfreton, England -- Kal Tire has acquired a 51-percent interest in OTR Tyres …

Tosoh to plug CSM capacity gap
Added: 14 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-Tosoh Corp. is to increase substantially production capacity for its spe…

Solutia to re-start sulphur plant, as demand improves
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ERJ staff report (DS)
St. Louis - Solutia Inc. said it is to reopen a factory making its Crystex bra…

Opel-Magna deal to get done this week, labour boss expects
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. is on track to sign a contrac…

SRI claims new runflat offers same comfort as standard tyres
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. said its fourth generation run…

Nissan recalls 143,000 vehicles in US for faulty TPMS part
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Nissan North America Inc. is recalling 143,223 Nissan and Inf…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 October 2009)
Added: 13 Oct 2009
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Rubber companies face REACH deadline on 30 Nov
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implementing REA…

Nasdaq may force Amerityre to de-list over non-compliance
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boulder City, Nevada -- Amerityre Corp. may be forced to de-list from the NASD…

RRI tests recycled rubber in light truck tyres
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc. said it has supplied t…

Snapshot of Bridgestone published
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Research Bank has published a new report titled, Bridgeston…

'World's fastest LandRover' runs on Michelins
Added: 13 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bruntngthorpe, UK -- A Michelin Diamaris-shod diesel-powered Defender 90 has j…

Tokai to reduce hose production in in N America
Added: 12 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Tokai Rubber Industries has said it will substantially reduce product…

Daetwyler Rubber suffers fire - none hurt
Added: 12 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Schattdorf, Switzerland -- Daetwyler Rubber AG suffered a fire on Friday eveni…

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

Kumho delays plant construction for three years
Added: 12 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Macon, Georgia -- Kumho Tire USA Inc. has pushed back construction for three m…

Ford names Gioia director of global electrification
Added: 12 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Richard Truett, Automotive News
Ford Motor Co. is giving its hybrid vehicle chi…

GM signs Hummer sale deal with Sichuan Tengzhong
Added: 12 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Chrissie Thompson, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors Co., wor…