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Global tyre forecasts published
Added: 5 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Just-Auto has published a new report titled, Global Market…

Taniq wins recognition from Auto makers
Added: 5 Jul 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Nuremberg, Germany -- Taniq has won a prize from the automotive industry. S…

Vystar launches IPO
Added: 5 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duluth, Georgia - Vystar Corp. has begun the process of launching an initial P…

Pirelli to invest $200 million in Brazil
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has said it will invest a further $200 million in Braz…

VW honours Bridgestone with VW group award
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wolfsburg, Germany -- Bridgestone Corporation has been awarded the Volkswagen …

IRC 2010 set for Mumbai
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- The International Rubber conference in 2010 is scheduled for …

Lanxess defers Singpore butyl plant project to 2014
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Leverkusen, Germany -- Rubber and chemicals supplier Lanxess AG has pushed back a planned butyl rub…

DATL to improve computer models of aircraft tyres
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- A team led by Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has secured £120,000 (eu…

Rubber Economist issues new forecast
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The Rubber Economist Ltd expects total world rubber consumption may…

Xiameter opens website for more business
Added: 3 Jul 2009
London -- Xiameter -- the web-only trading arm of Dow Corning -- has
opened for business in silicone…

Manfred Arning
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bremen, Germany -- Manfred Arning died suddenley on 14th June, aged 49 years.
A…

Pelmar to sell Dunlop Nigeria's tyre equipment
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ramat Hasheron, Israel -- Pelmar Engineering Ltd., has been appointed Sales Co…

Bridgestone updates 2002 environmental policy
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has re-launched the Bridgestone Group “Environmen…

Michelin UK wins innovation award for X-one
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin's UK unit has scooped a top award at this yea…

GMT New Cooperation Partner in Malaysia
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Schattdorf, Switzerland --Daetwyler Rubber has announced a partnership in Mala…

US tyre aftermarket sales expected to rebound in 2010
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Bethesda, Maryland -- A new industry report predicts US automotive aftermarket sales will rebound …

Conti raises stake in Ecuadorian tyre maker
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Cuenca, Ecuador -- Continental Tire North American Inc. has increased its ownership of Compania Ecu…

Sumitomo sets up Falken Tyre Europe
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has established Falken Tyre Europe GmbH, a tyre sale…

ITC votes for duties, not quotas, on Chinese-made tyres
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Washington DC -- The majority of US International Trade Commission commissioners have voted to impo…

Lanxess, Hankook ink butyl supply agreement
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Leverkusen, Germany -- Rubber and chemicals supplier Lanxess AG and South Korean tyre maker Hankook…