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IRSG publishes latest rubber industry report

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Singapore -- Members of the International Rubber Study Group and its panel of …

Reifen show set for June 2010

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Essen, Germany -- While many in the tyre industry lick their wounds in the cur…

Dow opens 60 ktpa S-SBR unit in Schkopau

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Europe has opened a new 60 kt/year facility for mak…

Pelmar forecasts sale growth in 2009, 2010

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Ramat Hasharon, Israel -- Reconditioned machinery seller, Pelmar Group expects…

Rhein Chemie to open dispersions unit in Russia

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Moscow -- Rhein-Chemie has said it intends to set up near the city of Nizhny N…

Nokian to cut jobs in heavy tyre unit

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyures has concluded its talks with employees at the …

News from elsewhere on the web (10 March 2009)

Added: 10 Mar 2009

(29 items)

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

Genencor starts shipping isoprene monomer to Goodyear

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Palo Alto, California -- Genencor has announced the first transfer of BioIsopr…

European Parliament adopts new tyre legislation

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

The European Parliament in Strasbourg has adopted new legislation on tyre regu…

Pirelli Tyre net profits fall 87 percent

Added: 10 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre recorded a positive net profit in for the 12 mont…

Trelleborg to handle Galaxy brand in Europe

Added: 10 Mar 2009

Tire Business staff report

Malden, Massachusetts - Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. will become the…

Wyko employees charged with stealing Goodyear's OTR technology

Added: 9 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- The US Department of Justice has said two engineers with Wyk…

Parker ITR signs global settlement in Marine Hose case

Added: 9 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Parker ITR and law company Hausfeld & Co. LLP have scored a global f…

Von Grünberg resigns as Conti Chairman

Added: 9 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany -- Dr. Hubertus von Grünberg has resigned his position of Ch…

GM seeks credit insurance to help US suppliers maintain parts deliveries

Added: 9 Mar 2009

By Rober Sherefkin and David Barkholz, Automotive News

Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors has revea…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 March 2009)

Added: 9 Mar 2009

(14 items)

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

ATS appoints operations director

Added: 9 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Birmingham UK -- ATS Euromaster has appointed Chris Hufflett, 45, to the posit…

Automotive News Europe ends print edition

Added: 9 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (AN)

Automotive News Europe, a sister publication of European Rubber Journal, is ha…

Arizona to clean up tyres from bankrupt recycler

Added: 9 Mar 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Mobile, Arizona -- The Arizona Department of Administration has solicited cont…

Hankook, 'Not interested' in Conti's rubber division

Added: 6 Mar 2009

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Seoul, Korea -- Hankook has said it is not interested in buying Continental…