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D&B buys assets of American National Rubber
Added: 5 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Georgetown, Delaware -- D&B Industrial Group has purchased the assets of close…

Cheng Shin/Maxxis on pace for record sales
Added: 5 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Dec. 19, 2008) - Cheng Shin Rubber Group is headed for record …

Nokian to cut heavy tyre ouput at Finnish factory
Added: 5 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres PLC will trim production of heavy-duty tires at…

Michelin 'significantly' cuts tyre production
Added: 5 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Group Michelin said it has “cut back significant…

Bridgestone slashes financial forecast
Added: 5 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. said it now expects to report an 81.8-percent decli…

Michelin, Honda settle lawsuits on run-flat tyres
Added: 5 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenbelt, Maryland -- Michelin North America Inc. and American Honda Motor Co…

ECHA publishes list of pre-registered substances
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published its li…

EC welcomes judgment in rubber cartel case
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels - The European commission has welcomed a judgment by the Court of Fi…

Lanxess delays butyl rubber plant in Singapore
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Leverkusen, Germany - Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG has postponed brea…

Mitas/CGS Tyres invests after successful 2008
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - In 2008 Mitas, the agricultural tyre manufacturer, and its…

Possehl to acquire Farrel's rubber machinery business
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lübeck, Germany - Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH (HF), subsidiary o…

Dow shakes up organisational structure
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Midland, Michigan - Dow Chemical Company has announced a new leadership team …

Valeo to cut 5000 jobs as outlook darkens
Added: 19 Dec 2008
By Lawrence J Speer, Automotive News Europe
Auto-parts supplier Valeo will eliminate 5 000 jobs w…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 December 2008)
Added: 19 Dec 2008
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Disruption in ERJ service over holiday break
Added: 18 Dec 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ editor
London -- Regular readers might notice some disruption to ERJ's daily news…

Tyre makers extend seasonal shutdowns
Added: 18 Dec 2008
By Ross Dempsey, ERJ staff
In the face of continuing economic turmoil and significant drops in dema…

Global truck tyre sales in freefall in November - Michelin
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS) Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

European truck sales down by 30 percent in November
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Registrations of new commercial vehicles in Europe are plummeting.…

Cooper to close Albany plant
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Texarkana, Arkansas -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will close its Albany, Georgia…

Lanxess cuts production over holiday period
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is to make temporary production cuts and sh…