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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…