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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…
Airboss of America sells railway business
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Newmarket, Ontario -- AirBoss of America Corp. has sold the assets of its rail…
News from elsewhere on the web (18 December 2008)
Added: 18 Dec 2008
(25 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Malaysian NR production slumped in October
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia saw a 14.7 percent decline in NR production in the mo…
Car sales down by a quarter across Europe in November
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Registrations of new passenger cars in Europe fell by 25.8% in Nov…
JATMA expects 10% decline in Japan's 2009 tyre sales
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- A new forecast by Jatma, the Japanese association of tyre makers show…
Conti irritated by Schaeffler's 'interference'
Added: 17 Dec 2008
By Klaus-Dieter Floerecke, Crain News Service
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG's executive committ…
Chinese markets for polychloroprene studied
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- AMID Co. has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets…
Dow to permanently close three shuttered latex plants
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Chemical has said it will permanently close three p…
News from elsewhere on the web (17 December 2008)
Added: 17 Dec 2008
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Vredestein unit for sale as Amtel's Russian operations run out of money
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Enschede, Netherlands -- The parent of the Russian tyre maker, OJSC Amtel-Vred…
UK replacement tyre market unchanged - Conti
Added: 16 Dec 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
The market for replacement tyres in the UK is likely to be unchanged from l…
News from elsewhere on the web (16 December 2008)
Added: 16 Dec 2008
(21 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Rubber Division issues call for papers for Autumn meeting
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The ACS Rubber Division has issued a call for papers for its 17…
Teijin's EcoPet only available in Japan - Update
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS) Tokyo -- Teijin Fibers has developed a recycled polyester material which, it s…
Rudi Hein moves to Bridgestone from BMW
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany -- Hans-Rudolf Hein is to start work with Bridgestone Europe o…
