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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…

News from elsewhere on the web (7 April 2009)

Added: 7 Apr 2009

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Vredestein Banden to be sold - A-V breakup imminent

Added: 6 Apr 2009

Moscow -- Amtel-Vredestein has announced the 'binding sale' of its Vredestein Banden unit. The comp…

Avon Automotive denies press reports of layoffs

Added: 3 Apr 2009

Plastics & Rubber Weekly

Media reports that Avon Automotive is laying off staff due to a downturn in…

Avon Rubber lands another mask contract

Added: 3 Apr 2009

Rubber & Plastics News

Wiltshire, England - Avon Rubber Plc has been awarded a $6.4 million (Euro 4.…

Desma opens new plant in India

Added: 3 Apr 2009

Rubber & Plastics News

Fridingen, Germany - Kloeckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH has expanded produ…

Goodyear celebrates 100 years of aviation tyres

Added: 3 Apr 2009

Rubber & Plastics News

Akron - Goodyear's aviation tyres division is celebrating 100 years of develo…

New report on Indian tyre market

Added: 3 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Dublin, Ireland - Credit Analysis & Research Limited has published a new repor…

Yokohama Rubber reports revaluation loss

Added: 3 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd., has reported a loss of 2.9 billion yen …

GM's new ceo says quick bankruptcy reorganisation could be an option

Added: 3 Apr 2009

Tire Business

Detroit - General Motors Corp. might not wait 60 days to declare bankruptcy, the auto …

Visteon closures underline UK manufacturing crisis

Added: 3 Apr 2009

Plastics & Rubber Weekly

Visteon's decision to close three UK plants has spiralled into industrial u…

Cooper-Standard posts Euro 90 million loss

Added: 3 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.-parent of automotive parts supp…

Green Rubber to raise funds for rapid expansion

Added: 1 Apr 2009

Kuala Lumpur - Green Rubber is preparing to raise up to $25 million

through some kind of financial v…

Hankook's Ventus wins in magazine tests

Added: 1 Apr 2009

Neu-Isenburg, Germany -- Hakook's Ventus S1 evo tyre and its next generation, V12 evo have performe…

Denman seeks government loan or contracts

Added: 1 Apr 2009

Denman seeks government loan or contracts

Leavittsburg, Ohio -- Denman Tire Corp. is looking for way…