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California drops proposed tyre aging bill
Added: 14 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Sacramento, California -- A California Senate committee has pulled a propose…

Researchers study Indian synthetic latex markets
Added: 14 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Little Falls New Jersey -- Kline Group has published a new report titled, Synt…

Alabama completes tyre pile cleanup after three years
Added: 14 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Attalla, Alabama -- After three years of work, the largest scrap tyre dump i…

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

Help available with new REACH meetings
Added: 14 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Shropshire, UK - Smithers Rapra and sister company iSmithers are organising th…

iSmithers announces EnviroPlas 2010 conference
Added: 14 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Akron, Ohio - iSmithers, part of the Smithers Group, has announced that Enviro…

Lanxess to convert PBR business to unlabelled oils by 1 Dec
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Lanxess AG said it will convert its butadiene rubber factories to…

EC relents (slightly) on tyre markings due for October 2009
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Member States and the Commission have come to an agreement last we…

Indian tyre sector studied
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Indian researchers have published a new report titled, Indian…

No quick fix seen for Schaeffler-Conti merger
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Hanover, Germany (Reuters) -- Debt-laden German car parts suppliers Continenta…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 July 2009)
Added: 13 Jul 2009
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

New GM overhauls marketing in bankruptcy exit
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
By Chrissie Thompson, Automotive News.
Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors has…

Porsche's controlling familes meet to chart car maker's future
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Munich, Germany -- Porsche's controlling families met on Sunday to decide the …

Renault's Ghosn sees 2010 as difficult as 2009
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
PARIS (Reuters) -- Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn expects 2010 to be "as difficult a…

Management group buys Biltrite Rubber's Toronto assets
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Toronto, Ontario - A management group - under the name Infinity Rubber Techn…

Bridgestone will build Thailand plant for retread materials
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
TOKYO (July 10, 2009) - Bridgestone Corp. plans to begin construction in July …

Chem-Trend launches new range of tyre paints
Added: 13 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Howell, Michigan -- Chem-Trend has launched a new range of outside tyre paints…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 July 2009)
Added: 10 Jul 2009
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Vested interests drag out Magna's Opel takeover
Added: 10 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt, Germany (Reuters) -- Reaching a deal to acquire General Motors' Eur…

GM set to exit bankruptcy, possibly later today
Added: 10 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Chrissie Thompson, Automotive News
Detroit. Michigan -- The best assets of Gene…