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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…

News from elsewhere (3 April 2009)
Added: 3 Apr 2009
Rubber Rallies To Near 5-Mo High; Fundamentals May Cap Rise from Wall Street Journal

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…