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Traffic quadruples on REACH-IT site ahead of 1 Dec. deadline
Added: 17 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency, said about 8000 user…

IISRP names 2 award winners
Added: 17 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
HOUSTON (Nov. 14, 2008) - A.J. “Art†Sullivan of ExxonMobil Chemical and G…

Goodyear Dunlop scaling back New York tyre plant
Added: 17 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (Mike McNulty)
Tonawanda, New York -- Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America Inc. pla…

ETRMA welcomes new tyre directive proposal
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- European tyre makers have welcomed the European Commission's new p…

FDA, EU approve Vistamaxx grades for food-contact use
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston Texas -- ExxonMobil Chemical's Vistamaxx specialty elastomers targeted…

Michelin aims to get Tweel on the moon
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clemson, South Carolina - Michelin is adapting its Tweel tyre to possible luna…

Michelin to sell off-road TPMS worldwide
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stoke-on-Trent , UK -- Michelin has announced that its Michelin Earthmover Man…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Nov 2008)
Added: 14 Nov 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper-Standard posts net loss in third quarter
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan-- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper-Stand…

Jin-Wok Choi takes over as chief operating officer for Hankook Europe
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany, -- Hankook Tire,has named Jin-Wook Choi, Executive Vice…

Kumho opens truck tyre plant in Nanjing, China
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nanjing, China -- South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. Inc. has inaugurated production…

Goodyear 'disappointed' in S&P's credit rating action
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron. Ohio -- A Goodyear executive said the company is “disappointed†tha…

Standard & Poor's puts GM rubber suppliers on 'watch' list
Added: 14 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Standard & Poor's Ratings direct service said yesterday that Stand…

EC publishes proposal for directive on tyre labelling
Added: 13 Nov 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Brussels -- The European Commission has published a draft directive coverin…

Conveyor belt maker Fenner improves sales, profits for full year
Added: 13 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Marfleet, Hull -- Fenner PLC has reported strong results for the year ended 31…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 Nov 2008)
Added: 13 Nov 2008
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess raises profit forecast for 2008 following strong Q3 result
Added: 13 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing its earnings forecast for the …

Columbian to close West Virginia carbon black plant
Added: 13 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Marietta, Georgia -- Columbian Chemicals Co. said it will shut down its Marsha…

Toyo sets up sales venture in Russia
Added: 13 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has established a sales subsidiary…

Conti forced to pull print advert in UK
Added: 13 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has forced Continental to w…