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Cooper Tire's Texarkana plant earns ISO 14001 certification
Added: 29 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has received ISO 14001 environmental …

Online tyre shoppers urged to put safety first
Added: 29 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London - TyreSafe, a UK organisation dedicated to raising tyre safety awarene…

Michelin celebrates 120 years today
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermon-Ferrand, France -- 120 years ago today (28 May 1889) two brothers crea…

European CV registrations down 37% in first 4 months
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- New commercial vehicle registrations in Europe declined by 42.4 pe…

Opel's fate hangs in balance as talks end without deal
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (Reuters)
Berlin (Reuters) -- The fate of German carmaker Opel hung in the balance …

ECHA moves closer to controlling high-risk substances
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Seven substances rated, "of very high concern" will be ad…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 May 2009)
Added: 28 May 2009
(24 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US trucking activity hits 7-year low
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - Trucking activity by US truckers in April fell to its lowest l…

Rapra to hold REACH-rubber seminar in US
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shropshire, UK -- a 2-day Industry Briefing Seminar 'Rubber within REACH' will…

Kraiburg develops EPDM compound for 150°C - 170°C
Added: 28 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Waldkraiburg, Germany -- Kraibuirg's latest generation of EPDM compounds offer…

Michelin's Indian project close to approval - report
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- Michelin's project to build a tyre factory in southern India…

Toyo Tire earns award for technical development
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has earned the Society of Automotiv…

Chinese-made tyre imports gain shares
Added: 27 May 2009
By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff
Akron, Ohio - Chinese-made car tyres increased their share of t…

Smiley Monroe wins approval from Scottish port
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland -- Clydeport Hunterston has chosen Smiley Monroe as …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 May 2009)
Added: 27 May 2009
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Daetwyler Rubber facility ISO 14001 certified
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Schattdorf, Switzerland - Daetwyler Rubber, has received ISO 14001 certificati…

UAW, US tyre makers to begin Master Contract talks on 1 June
Added: 27 May 2009
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Pittsburgh, US - Initial bargaining sessions for the 2009 tyre i…

Chardon Rubber files for bankruptcy
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Chardon, Ohio - Chardon Rubber Co. has voluntarily filed for protection unde…

Goodyear discontinues car tyre production at French plant
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is to discontinue car tyre produ…

Arburg to present inject moulding unit at IRC 2009
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Lossburg, Germany - Arburg, a German manufacturer of multi-component injectio…