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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…

Cooper suffers Q4, fiscal 2008 losses
Added: 27 Feb 2009
Tire Business staff report
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported fourth quarter and fis…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Feb 2009)
Added: 27 Feb 2009
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Titan sees record sales, finishes '08 in black
Added: 27 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- Thriving demand for large farm tyres and wheels helped pr…

CF Gomma files restructuring plan
Added: 26 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan -- CF Gomma has filed a restructuring plan which is likely to involve re…

Negotiations continue over Kalamassery plant
Added: 26 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochin, INdia -- Apollo has said it is keen to resume production of tyres at t…

Bridgestone adds green stripe to F1 tyres
Added: 26 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone is to make F1 tyres with green stripes for he coming seas…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Feb 2009)
Added: 26 Feb 2009
(20 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Tyre market meltdown accelerates in January
Added: 26 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Gates reports sales increase in 2008
Added: 25 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London, UK - Tomkins plc, owner of Gates Corp., formerly Gates Rubber, has an…

Rhodia braces against economic downturn
Added: 25 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Paris, France - Rhodia Silcea, the silicas and diphenols subsidiary, has expe…

European commercial vehicle registration down 35.6% in Jan
Added: 25 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels - European registrations of new commercial vehicles fell by 35.6 per…

Sumitomo earnings drop despite higher sales
Added: 25 Feb 2009
Tire Business staff report
Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered a 94.5-per…

Michelin launches Latitude Cross SUV tyre
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Michelin has launched the new Latitude Cross tyre, specifically designed for …

TuV organises driver dynamics seminar 2009
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Boxberg, Germany - TÜV SÜV Automotive GmbH is running a Practical Driving D…

World Rubber Summit welcomes guest of honour
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Singapore - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that Si…

H&R Wasag reports record sales in Q4
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Salzbergen, Germany - Low-PAH oil producer, H&R Wasag AG's sales exceeded Eur…

Bridgestone to present keynote speech at Going Green in Rubber Conference
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Rubber & Plastics News, a Crain Communications Inc publication…

Bekaert launches new global website
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kortrijk, Belgium - Bekaert has launched a new corporate global website, repl…

Schaeffler accepts worker representation
Added: 24 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt am Main, Germany -- Trade Union IG Metall and Schaeffler group have …