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Brityrex organisers note positive trends
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The organisers of Brityrex International have welcomed an upturn in …

Apollo wins OE fitment at Mitsubishi India
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Mitsubishi's Pajero in India will now come shod on Apollo's …

ExxonMobil's China tyre symposium focusses on butyl, DVA inner liner technology
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical will host a Tire Symposium, in Chengdu, …

China extends dumping duties on SBR from Russia, Japan, Korea
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing, China -- An announcement on China's Ministry of Commerce website says…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Sept 2009)
Added: 15 Sep 2009
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Pessi named CEO of Pirelli Tire North America
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rpme. Georgia -- Pirelli Tyre SpA has re-hired 42-year-old Mauro Pessi, a Pir…

China to probe U.S. auto parts for alleged dumping
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Beijing -- The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China has laun…

TIA disappointed with China tariff decision
Added: 15 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Bowie, Maryland -- The US-based Tire Industry Associ…

Cooper Tire to cut output at UK plant
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham UK -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company is to re-align its tyre production…

Obama orders tariffs on Chinese tyres
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Miles Moore, ERJ Washington office
Washington DC - Late on Sept. 11, Preside…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Sept 2009)
Added: 14 Sep 2009
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India lifts restrictions on carbon black, polyester imports
Added: 14 Sep 2009
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New Delhi -- India's government has lifted trade restrictio…

Cambodia joins ANRPC
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) …

Lanxess marks 100th anniversary of rubber's invention
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- On Saturday 12 September, over 400 guests attended a cerem…

Gaskets can be printed using ultra low-viscosity HNBR grade from Lanxess
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has created an ultra-low viscosity grade of …

USW hails decision to impose duties
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - The United Steelworkers (USW) union is hailing President Obama…

GITI disappointed in tariff decision
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - GITI Tire (USA) Ltd. is "deeply disappointed" by President Oba…

China Rubber Industry Association calls for sanctions on US products
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
SHANGHAI (Sept. 12, 2009) - The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) is co…

Fight looms over German state aid to Magna-led Opel
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt / Brussels (Reuters) -- Magna International Inc.'s plan to buy Opel …

ContiTech invests Euro 2.4 M in Hungarian hose plant
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech Rubber Industrial has invested Euro 2.4 million …