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Supplier strike forces PSA plant shutdown
Added: 13 Mar 2009
Automotive News Europe
Paris - A strike at a one of its suppliers has forced PSA/Peugeot-Citroen to …
Hexpol closes compounding plant in Canada
Added: 13 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Malmö, Sweden - Hexpol AB, the Swedish polymer group, is accelerating its co…
Bekaert nominates Wennemer to join board
Added: 13 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kortrijk, Belgium - Bekaert, the Belgium-based steel cord manufacturer, has n…
ETRMA welcome new European tyre safety laws
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has …
Excel Polymers downsizes operation
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Solon, Ohio - Excel Polymers LLC has laid off about 80 employe…
Ohio judge allows Goodyear antitrust case to proceed
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber News staff report
Cleveland, Ohio - A Cleveland federal district judge has rejected the mo…
Continental Carbon temporarily cuts production, work force at Alabama plant
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber News staff report
Phenix City, Alabama-Carbon black manufacturer Continental Carbon Co. ha…
Frost & Sullivan: US Motorists deferring vehicle maintenance
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Mountain View, California - While the number of vehicles on the road is…
Songwon establish new warehouse in Antwerp
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Ulsan, Korea - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd, a industrial chemical specialist, …
Kumho Tire temporarily idles all South Korean plants
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Seoul, South Korea - Kumho Tire has idled production at its three plants in G…
Freudenberg consolidates oil, gas chemical seals activities
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik has merged …
News from elsewhere on the web (12 March 2009)
Added: 12 Mar 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
FDA approves new nitrile female condom
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Washington - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval t…
Jyco receives $6 million investment
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Sherbrooke, Quebec - Jyco Sealing Technologies has qualified for a $6 million…
Fenner's belting unit performs well despite rising debt
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London - Despite rising debt, British-based conveyor belt manufacturer Fenner…
Megat Zaharuddin heads MRB
Added: 11 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kuala Lumpur - Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor has been appointed as …
Continental to close Clairoix and Hannover plants
Added: 11 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG plans to close two of its tyre manufacturin…
News from elsewhere on the web (11 March 2009)
Added: 11 Mar 2009
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…
Schaeffler delays merger with Conti unit
Added: 11 Mar 2009
Automotive News report (AN)
Frankfurt - Indebted German car parts group Schaeffler has put plans to…
European lawmakers to meet GM executives on Friday
Added: 11 Mar 2009
By John Revill, Automotive News
General Motors executives from Detroit and Europe will meet Europ…
