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Ontario's environment minister approves scrap tyre plan
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Toronto, Canada -- Ontario Environment Minister John Gerretsen announced his a…

ERJ seeks information from IRC / DKT exhibitors
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS) The next issue of ERJ will contain a preview of the IRC / DKT event in Nürnbe…

SSL takes control of Russian condom companies
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- SSL International plc ("SSL") said it intends to increase its stake …

Specialisation, prudent decisions drive Hexpol
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report, By Bruce Meyer
Middlefield, Ohio-The president of Hexpol AB's North American compo…

Bridgestone to expand China car tyre plat
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Wuxi, China -- Bridgestone Corp. will invest $98 million (Euro over the comin…

Eurotire ramping up Romanian radial OTR plant
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- Eurotire Inc., a joint US-Ukrainian private venture, will start tu…

ICEM intervenes in Thai Michelin workers dispute
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Chonburi Province, Thailand - The International Federation of Chemical, Energ…

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

Michelin to shut BFG plant in Alabama by Oct. 31
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Opelika, Alabama -- Michelin North America Inc. (MNA) will close its BFGoodric…

TIA withdraws participation in 2010 ITEC show
Added: 9 Apr 2009
Rubber & Plastics News
Akron, Ohio - After agreeing to organise the aftermarket educational portion …

Goodyear: product innovation key to competitive strength
Added: 9 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Akron, Ohio - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. chairman Robert Keegan has said he â…

Auto suppliers may get full $5000 million in US aid
Added: 9 Apr 2009
Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Cash-strapped auto suppliers may be able to tap the full $5000…

US rigid bulk packaging report
Added: 9 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
France - ReportLinker has added a new report titled, US Rigid Bulk Packaging …

ContiTech acquires Serbian conveyor belt company
Added: 9 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - The ContiTech Conveyor Belt Group, Northeim, has purchased…

News from elsewhere (9 April 2009)
Added: 9 Apr 2009
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Ansteel and Bekaert open Euro 150M steel cord plant in China
Added: 9 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Chongqing, China - Ansteel and Bekaert have officially opened a new productio…

Rhein Chemie continues expansion despite downturn
Added: 8 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Mannheim, Germany - The Rhein Chemie Group, a chemical supplier to the rubber…

Continental summer tyres win high ratings
Added: 8 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG's ContiPremiumContact 2 summer tyre has per…

Report on Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Added: 8 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
UK - Global Markets Direct has published a new report titled, Cooper Tire & R…

Continental & Schaeffler target Euro 400 M cost benefit
Added: 8 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover/Herzogenbaurach, Germany - Continental AG and the Schaeffler Group, i…