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Cabot to close carbon black units at Stanlow, UK; Berre, France
Added: 30 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Further to yesterday's announcement of plant closures…

Sibur Russian Tyres prepares for Amtel takeover
Added: 30 Jan 2009
by David Shaw, ERJ staff
Moscow -- Sibur Russian Tyres has confirmed that it is still aiming to buy…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 January 2009)
Added: 30 Jan 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Trelleborg plans to lay off 102 at Malta seals unit
Added: 30 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Malta -- Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Malta has entered into negotiations with…

Michelin to recall 784 Alpin runflat tyres in US
Added: 30 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- Michelin North America has informed the US-based National Hig…

Cabot to close plants as carbon black demand falls 29 percent
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp., the world's largest carbon black produce…

Pirelli's Cyber Tyre to be part of corner module partnership
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli Tyre SpA, Brembo SpA and Magneti Marelli SpA have agre…

SAM names Pirelli, Michelin as leader, mover in sustainability
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Zurich, Switzerland -- Asset management fund SAM has named Pirelli and Micheli…

Stafford Rubber Co goes into administration
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stafford, UK -- Stafford Rubber Co., based in Cannock, Staffordshire, has gone…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 January 2009)
Added: 29 Jan 2009
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

SSL auditor inflated corporate profits
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Auditors of the condom manufacturer SSL have been fined for incorrec…

ElringKlinger implements cost-cutting plan
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen, Germany -- ElringKlinger group is preparing for further contraction…

Bridgestone Corp. issues further downward projection for 2008
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has revised downward its profit projections for th…

Scapa cuts 140 jobs
Added: 29 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Lymington, UK -- Tape maker Scapa Group has cut 140 jobs because of the poor e…

EC fines Marine Hose makers a total of Euro 131 million
Added: 28 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Commission has imposed a total of € 131 510 000 in fi…

Bridgestone opens proving ground in Thailand
Added: 28 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nongkhae, Saraburi province, Thailand -- Bridgestone has opened a test track a…

Consultants say artificial turf is safe
Added: 28 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hartford, Connecticut -- Milone & MacBroom, a Connecticut-based firm specialis…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 January 2009)
Added: 28 Jan 2009
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Radici Group opens new TPE compounding unit
Added: 28 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Provaglio d'Iseo, Italy -- RadiciGroup has added a new manufacturing unit, Rad…

Rubber Expo 2009 opens today in Kolkata
Added: 28 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India -- The Indian rubber show, Rubber Expo 2009 opens today (28 Jan…