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Conti's rubber group revenues fell by 22 percent in Q1
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Sales at Continental's rubber group fell by 22 percent to…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 April 2009)
Added: 29 Apr 2009
(31 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Fenner reports strong growth in first half
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Bucking the weak business trend, Fenner PLC has reported strong sale…

Firestone adds airsprings plant in Costa Rica
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Indianapolis. Indiana -- Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, expanded …

Toyo Tire forecasts loss
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Toyo Tire has said revised downwards its sales and profits estimates …

JK Tyres gives go-head on car, OTR projects
Added: 29 Apr 2009
By David Shaw ERJ staff
New Delhi, India -- JK Tyre and Industries Ltd has given the go-ahead to its…

March tyre sales appear to stabilise at a low level
Added: 29 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Goodyear considers options after tyre-death appeal rejected
Added: 29 Apr 2009
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter
Jackson, Mississippi -- Goodyear has said it is consideri…

Apollo to buy Vredestein Banden
Added: 29 Apr 2009
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres is to buy the Dutch tyre maker, Vredestein Banden BV from its troubl…

Amtel-Vredestein declared bankrupt, following sale.
Added: 29 Apr 2009
Enschede, The Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V.has been declared bankrupt. On 29 April 2009 the D…

Michelin sees sales volume down by 24% in Q1
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin said it sold almost 25 percent fewer tyres in the first quar…

ContiTech switches hose and pipe production to Hungary
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental is switching vehicle hose and pipe productio…

Teijin launches urgent strategic review
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- The Teijin Group has developed a new basic management policy encompa…

DSM Elastomers reports loss in Q1
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Heerlen, Netherlands -- DSM NV has reported its first quarter results. The com…

Trelleborg publishes prospectus for Rights Issue
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has published the prospectus for its Rights…

OSHA fines US rubber recycler $44 000
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Braintree, Massachusetts - The US Occupational Safety and Health Administratio…

Yokohama revises profit forecast upwards
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. said its losses in the 12 months to March …

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

US Tyre age laws open cans of worms
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio --When is a tyre too old to be sold? At what age should tyres be r…

Solutia idles insoluble sulphur plant in Pennsylvania
Added: 28 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
St Louis, Missouri-Solutia Inc. temporarily is idling its Flexsys America fa…