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Rhodia names new head of silica unit
Added: 4 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Rhodia has named Emmanuel Butstraen as President of the Silcea enterp…

VMI launches Maxx tyre building machine
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hamburg, Germany -- At the Tire Technology Expo in Hamburg (Germany) VMI won t…

EC says 'yes' to One Equity's acquisition of Columbian Chemicals
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger …

Bridgestone to consolidate retail structure in Japan
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone is to rationalise its retail structure in Japan. Currentl…

Bridgestone develops, "3rd generation" runflat tyres
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. said it has improved the riding comfort of run-flat…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 March 2009)
Added: 3 Mar 2009
(20 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Freudenberg to close US plant, transfer production and jobs nearby
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Franklin, New Hampshire -- Freudenberg-NOK G.P. will close its rubber transm…

Kumho in the red for second straight year
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea -- Kumho Tire Co. Inc. reported a net loss of KRW 203 339…

Conti declines comment on future of Clairoix plant
Added: 3 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has said it will not comment on press speculat…

Top Goodyear executives forego performance bonuses
Added: 2 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear's top executives did not take performance-related bon…

Dunlop sued in US over motorcycle death
Added: 2 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Butte, Montana -- The survivor of a motorcycle accident is suing Goodyear Dunl…

Michelin ranks as British Superbrand
Added: 2 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Michelin has been ranked as a Superbrand in the UK by The Centre for…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 March 2009)
Added: 2 Mar 2009
(24 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Chem-Trend gets new president, CEO
Added: 2 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron -- Chem-Trend L.P. has named company veteran Devanir Moraes as its new p…

Top brands win ADAC, ÖAMTC summer tyre test
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany -- Top brands came out best in the Swiss, German and Austrian …

Dow Corning to cut 800 jobs
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Corning Corp. said it plans to eliminate about 800 jo…

India has limited study on rubberised asphalt
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi -- India's Ministry of Shipping Road Transport & Highways said it do…

Auto aftermarket sectors analysed in database
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new electronic database titled,…

Report published on electric corner modules
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Frost & Sullivan has published a new report titled, Strateg…

Researchers study global market for zinc salts and pigments
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Global Industry Analysts, Inc. has published a new report t…