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Fenner Precision supports OEM partners

Added: 20 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Manheim, Pennsylvania - Fenner Precision, a manufacturer of custom rubber bel…

US Treasury Dept. offers $5 billion for US auto suppliers

Added: 20 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Washington - The US Department of the Treasury is establishing an Auto Suppli…

Chemtura files for Chapter 11 protection

Added: 20 Mar 2009

Rubber & Plastics News

Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. and its 26 US affiliates have filed…

iSmithers announces new REACH conference

Added: 20 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Shropshire, UK - iSmithers, part of The Smithers Group, has announced the pro…

Tyre markets continued to plummet in February

Added: 20 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

UK replacement car tyre market estimated at 30 million

Added: 19 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

London - New figures estimate the UK's replacement car tyre market (including…

Apollo buyback proposal approved

Added: 19 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres board of directors has approved the company's p…

Lanxess backs tyre products despite slowdown

Added: 19 Mar 2009

By John Whitehead, Plastics & Rubber News

Lanxess is pressing ahead with new tyre products design…

Bandvulc cuts jobs as tyre market goes flat

Added: 19 Mar 2009

By Andrew Smith, Plastics & Rubber Weekly

UK retread tyre company Bandvulc is to cut just under 1…

Goodyear ponders investment at Topeka plant

Added: 19 Mar 2009

Rubber & Plastics News

Akron - Goodyear said it is considering making additional investments of as …

NewAge Industries launches rubber tubing e-newsletter

Added: 19 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Southampton, Pennsylvania- NewAge Industries Inc, a fluid transfer specialist…

Sumitomo Rubber receives green certification

Added: 19 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. has received “Eco-First Comp…

The Self Inflating Tire looks for partners

Added: 19 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Prague, Czech Republic - The Self Inflating Tire (SIT), invented by Coda Deve…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 March 2009)

Added: 19 Mar 2009

(27 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Yokohama establish replacement hose line

Added: 19 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd, has announced it will establish a new l…

New review on Yokohama Rubber Co

Added: 18 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

The Yokohama Rubber Co, Ltd. is the subject of a new strategic and financial …

Lanxess meets targets despite bad Q4

Added: 18 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG said it has met the targets it set for 2008,…

Trelleborg Wheel Systems to close Hartville plant

Added: 18 Mar 2009

By Dan Shingler, Crain's Cleveland Business

Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg Wheel Systems in Hartv…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 March 2009)

Added: 18 Mar 2009

(34 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin launches Green X Challenge

Added: 18 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Paris - Michelin has launched the Green X Challenge to highlights its “envi…