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West profits, sales rise in Q3
Added: 6 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Lionville, Philadelphia-- West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. posted net incom…

SKF plans to move seal production
Added: 6 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
GOTEBORG, Sweden (Nov. 5, 2008) -- SKF AB plans to transfer automotive seali…

Cooper to debut low-rolling resistance tyre in 2009
Added: 6 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is finally crawling onto the fuel-ef…

Schaeffler ready to sell part of Conti
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (PMcV - ANE)
Berlin -- German parts maker Schaeffler Group could allow another shar…

Cheng Shin signs four-year SBR, BR supply deal with Lanxess
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG said it will supply rubber polymers to the T…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 Nov 2008)
Added: 5 Nov 2008
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Hyosung to close Indiana steelcord facility
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- Hyosung America Inc. said it will close operations at its steel co…

Total confirms plan to sell Hutchinson's glove, condom unit
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Total SA intends to sell the glove and condom unit of its rubber proc…

China Tyre industry analysed
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris, France -- A new report titled, Analysis of China Tyre Industry Market 2…

Simrit Oil & Gas buys Petroleum Elastomers in US
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Simrit Oil & Gas, LLC (Simrit), a wholly-owned subsidiar…

Cooper signs joint pact to develop airless military tyre
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB - KmcC)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has signed a joint develo…

World first at SEMA: Kumho's 15-series tyre
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Kumho is launching the world's first ultra low profile 1…

Wacker Chemie predicts earnings record for 2008
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany -- Wacker Chemie AG increased both its Q3 sales and operating …

Texas Petrochem adds capacity for polyisobutylene
Added: 5 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Texas Petrochemicals Inc. has completed commissioning of its…

Bridgestone also sees profit fall in Q3
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- In common with other tyre makers, Bridgestone Corp. saw its third qua…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 Nov 2008)
Added: 4 Nov 2008
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

ITC declines review of judge's rejection of Flexsys complaint
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The US -based International Trade Commission has decided not …

Yokohama gets AMG, Evo OE fitments in US
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- Mercedes-Benz AG and Mitsubishi Motor Corp. have approved…

Imerys raises prices for calcium products
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Imerys European Performance Minerals will increase Calcium Carbona…

VMI launches 2-drum car tyre TBM
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Epe, Netherlands -- VMI has designed and built a new tyre building machine cal…