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JK Tyres Q1 operating profits fall on level sales
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India -- JK Tyre & Industries has reported higher operating profits o…

Hankook Korea profits plunge 91% in first quarter
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire's Korean operations returned a small profit in th…

Nippon Zeon alters profit forecast
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Nippon Zeon has said it expects its net profit for the 12 months to 3…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 May 2009)
Added: 1 May 2009
(20 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone updates global website with large flash animation
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corporation said it has launched its newly updated and re…

ECHA begins REACH enforcement programme
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- REACH-EN-FORCE-1, a joint REACH enforcement project, has …

UK's RAC adds online tyre retail unit, powered by BlackCircles
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Tyre retailer Blackcircles.com has been awarded a nationwide contrac…

African tyre show to add conference
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Plans for a tyre industry conference held as part of the next stagin…

Chrysler bankruptcy expected to last 30-60 days
Added: 1 May 2009
Jesse Snyder, Automotive News
New York -- Chrysler LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ye…

Kraton doubles SBS content of modified asphalt
Added: 1 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC (Kraton)said it can double styrene-butad…

Cooper to lay off staff at UK tyre plant
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd is seeking to reduce b…

Ansell to take Tillotson licence for nitrile glove
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Red Bank, New Jersey -- Ansell Healthcare Products LLC, of Red Bank, NJ, and T…

Cabot falls to loss on 40% sales decline in Q2
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp reported an operating loss for the six mon…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 April 2009)
Added: 30 Apr 2009
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Freedonia reports on speciality silicas
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, Specialty Sil…

Yokohama officially opens Thai proving ground
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony on April 30, 20…

Apollo posts healthy profit on higher sales for 12 months
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres reported sales up sharply for the 12 months end…

Titan's earnings fall in first quarter
Added: 30 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Quincy, Illinois -- Record sales of farm tyres failed to offset a decline in…

Goodyear's revenues fall 30% on 20% volume decline in Q1
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
AKRON (April 29, 2009)-Goodyear posted a loss of $333 million in the first qua…

Toyoda Gosei reports sales, profits down for full year
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Toyoda Gosei group has reported sales and profits substantially down …