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Hankook reducing production volume
Added: 5 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. is reducing its production volume …

NHTSA OKs electronic tyre registration in final rule
Added: 5 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington, DC - Tyre distributors and dealers may now officially use electron…

China's Butadiene market studied
Added: 5 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Research In China has published a new report titled, China …

Conti UK wins award from Van fleet operators
Added: 5 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Continental Tyre Group has won an award as tyre provider of …

Trelleborg expects 10% job losses in "challenging year"
Added: 4 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Trelleborg AB has said theslowdown is now clearly noticea…

News from elsewhere on the web (04/Dec/2008)
Added: 4 Dec 2008
(13 items)
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Goodyear Dunlop to cut 147 jobs
Added: 3 Dec 2008
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (Dec. 2, 2008) - Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Inc. has cut 147 jobs at its T…

News from elsewhere on the web (03/Dec/2008)
Added: 3 Dec 2008
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear names global talent management director
Added: 3 Dec 2008
AKRON (Dec. 1, 2008) - Goodyear has named Sherry Nolan director of global talent management, develo…

Dow, PIC form joint venture
Added: 3 Dec 2008
MIDLAND, Mich. (Dec. 2, 2008) - Dow Chemical Co. and Petrochemical Industries Co., a wholly owned s…

Cooper reviewing financial incentive plans for 4 plants
Added: 3 Dec 2008
Tire Business staff report©
FINDLAY, Ohio (Dec. 2, 2008) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is reviewing the…

Ceat launches greenfield radial tyre project in India
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Ceat Ltd has begun a greenfield radial tyre project in Halol,…

Dunlop Oil & Marine fined Euro 3.6 million in Marine Hose case
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- A second company -- Dunlop Oil & Marine Ltd. -- has agreed t…

Duco hit by explosion - none hurt
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Slough, UK -- Duco International, which makes and distributes printing blanket…

US tyre shipments drop below 1998 levels, with worse expected in 2009
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, D.C., -- US tyre shipments are projected to decline by more than …

Lanxess changes distribution policy in Japan and Asia
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- In a change of policy, Lanxess has teamed up with a Japan-bas…

Bridgestone prepares to cease car, light truck production at Lavergne plant
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire said that fr…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 December 2008)
Added: 2 Dec 2008
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Crain publishes updated map of tyre plants in Asia
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Crain Communications Ltd, publishers of European Rubber Journal, has…

Rubber World wins insulation contract in Dubai
Added: 2 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai -- Rubber World Industries (RWI), which sells closed-cell rubber insulat…