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Carlisle transportation unit in red for Q4
Added: 11 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Carlisle Cos. Inc.'s Transportation Products divi…

Bridgestone revises forecasts yet again - this time upwards
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has issued yet another revised its forecast for the…

Hankook postpones plans for sixth factory
Added: 10 Feb 2009
By Vera Linsalata, ERJ staff
Los Cabos, Mexico -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has postponed plans to const…

Conti picks Setzer as interim head of tyre unit
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG has selected Nikolai Setzer, currently exec…

Hexpol says sales were up in 2008, but slowdown continues
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Malmö, Sweden -- Hexpol has announced strong sales growth for the year ended …

ETRA announces 16th European Conference on Tyre Recycling
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- ETRA (European Tyre Recycling Association) is to hold its annual …

Toyo rolls out cost-saving measures
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. will reduce staffing, cut spending and op…

4th Asia Rubber & Tire Markets set for Singapore
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The 4th Asia Rubber & Tire Markets conference is to be held in Si…

Advanced ID says auto industry in 'meltdown'
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Calgary, Alberta -- Advanced ID Corp, which makes and sells RFID chips to the …

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Feb 2009)
Added: 10 Feb 2009
(24 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Toyo revises outlook after losses in Q3
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. fell into the red on an ordinary and net …

Canadian RAC to sponsor 3rd ground rubber recycling conference
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Buffalo, new York -- The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) is jo…

Clemson announces 25th annual Tyre Industry Conference
Added: 10 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hilton Head, South Carolina -- Clemson University will hold its 25th annual Ti…

Hsieh Fu Hua comments on increasing defaults at Sicom
Added: 9 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Hsieh Fu Hua, Chairman Of Singapore Commodity Exchange commented …

News from elsewhere on the web (09 Feb 2009)
Added: 9 Feb 2009
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin claims higher share of shrinking UK truck market
Added: 9 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin UK said it has increased its share of the UK replacement tru…

EC alleges steel makers formed cartel in pre-stressing rods
Added: 9 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Commission has confirmed that it sent in October 2008…

Titan names manufacturing vp, operations manager
Added: 9 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc.'s Titan Tire Corp. subsidiary has…

Kumho supplying Big Apple taxi fleet
Added: 9 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- New York City's taxicabs will be swerving thro…

Nizhnekamskneftekhim increased rubber production in 2008
Added: 9 Feb 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Nizhnekamskneftekhim said it is the only company of…