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CBp carbon signs carbon supply contract with Triputra
Added: 6 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bratislava, Slovakia -- CBp Carbon Industries, Inc. said it has signed a 20 ye…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 March 2009)
Added: 6 Mar 2009
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UK car sales down 22%; trucks down 51% and buses buses down by 38%
Added: 6 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK vehicle registration figures for February make gloomy readin…

Flexsys quits ITC, revives civil claims against Sinorgchem, KKPC, Kumho
Added: 6 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
St Louis, Minnesota -- Flexsys America L.P., a subsidiary of Solutia Inc., is …

Connecticut judge certifies class action against DSM for alleged EPDM price fixing
Added: 6 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Hartford, Connecticut -- A judge in the Connecticut federal district court h…

Cooper to stick to basics for recovery
Added: 6 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it will continue to implement t…

Kalamassery plant opens after Apollo, Unions reach agreement
Added: 6 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, Haryana, India -- The PTL tyre plant in Kalamassery, India has re-ope…

Amtel-Vredestein to hold EGM in March
Added: 5 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein has scheduled an extraordinary gener…

Prysimian continues with healthy growth
Added: 5 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Prysimian SpA, the former Pirelli Cables business - has reporte…

Corporate analysis of Continental AG published
Added: 5 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Global Markets Direct has published a new report, titled, Continental …

News from elsewhere on the web (05/March/2009)
Added: 5 Mar 2009
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Rubber Division, Tire Society may partner
Added: 5 Mar 2009
Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division and the Tire Society have signed a pact that might result in…

New F2 series chooses Avon racing tyres
Added: 5 Mar 2009
KENT, England (March 4, 2009) - FIA Formula 2, a new European racing series designed to offer “af…

UK online tyre retailer opens in Netherlands
Added: 5 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Peebles, Scotland - UK-based online tyre retailer BlackCircles has opened a Ne…

GM ready to cede control of Opel as European unit runs short of cash
Added: 4 Mar 2009
By John Revill, Automotive News
Geneva. Switzerland -- General Motors Europe will run out of money i…

GM's solvency doubts cast a shadow on US and other suppliers
Added: 4 Mar 2009
By David Barkholz and Ryan Beene, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- If, as expected, General Moto…

Medical glove industry unfazed by FDA standard
Added: 4 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- Manufacturers of rubber medical gloves have given their app…

Continental increases OE share in Europe
Added: 4 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Geneva, Switzerland -- Continental AG sold nearly 40 million passenger and li…

Marangoni sells first Ringbuilder 3000 in Europe
Added: 4 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni has sold its first Ringbuilder 3000 to a European…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 March 2009)
Added: 4 Mar 2009
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