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News from elsewhere on the web (28 August 2009)
Added: 28 Aug 2009
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SR and plastics manufacturing industry studied
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Barnes Reports has published a new report titled, 2009 Worl…

Gates launches website promoting industrial belt systems
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. has launched PT Design Source, a website offer…

ATS Euromaster to offer discounts on Pirelli tyres in UK
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- ATS Euromaster -- the tyre retail chain owned by Michelin -…

IISRP publishes worldwide rubber statistics handbook
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (I…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 August 2009)
Added: 27 Aug 2009
(16 items)
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Skellerup reports profits down by 9 percent, seeks more capital
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Limited saw a net profit after…

Toyo to exit China JVs with Maxxis, build own plant
Added: 27 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
OsakaA, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. is dissolving its joint ventures …

Yokohama adds trees in Thailand
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. said that on Wednesday, August 12, it ca…

UK steam car breaks world record
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
California -- A UK-built steam-powered car has broken the world speed record f…

SEMA asks for low-volume tyre fuel efficiency exemption
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- Low-volume production tyres for classic and antique vehicle…

Michelin seeks max rolling-resistance standards in US
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- A maximum rolling-resistance standard should be added to the …

UK firm claims simple technology can reduce forklift tyre wear
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leicester, UK -- A small UK-based company -- Transmon Engineering -- says it c…

Titan to equip giant OTR tyres with sensors
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc., responding to reports of prematu…

Toyota to cut global capacity by 1 million vehicles, report says
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Tokyo (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, will cut…

China rubber group urges no duties on Chinese consumer tyres
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Beijing -- As President Barack Obama approaches the Sept. 17 deadline to decid…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 August 2009)
Added: 26 Aug 2009
(12 items)
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Sinopec's rubber output fall 11 percent in first half
Added: 26 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Sinopec, China's largest chemical producer, said its output of synt…

Daetwyler Rubber moves to loss in first half
Added: 25 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf , Switzerland -- Swiss industrial group Dätwyler suffered severe red…

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