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Midlands IoM sets date for annual tripe supper
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Solihull, UK -Â The Midlands Plastics and Rubber Group of the UK's IOM3Â is ho…

Rhodia, Dow Corning work together in silica/silane technology for tyres
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris, France -- Rhodia and Dow Corning Corp. are to co-develop new silica/sil…

DHL promotes Tyrebox for shipping tyres worldwide
Added: 4 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels, -- DHL, the express delivery and logistics specialist, has introduce…

Goodyear profit drops in Q3
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Net income at Goodyear for the three months to September 2008 f…

Nokian to cut production at HQ plant
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres PLC is planning to cut production at its headqu…

Hankook swings to loss in Q3
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire swung to a loss in the three months ended Septemb…

Cooper, Union agree to extend labour contract by 3 weeks
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company said it has agreed with the rele…

IRSG publishes secretariat conference papers
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has released four Sec…

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

Michelin phasing out BFG radial ag tyre line
Added: 3 Nov 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. is phasing out BFGoo…

Nokian says first nine months were good but stocks remain high
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Nokian Tyres' net sales for the first nine months of 2008…

ETRMA says 91 percent of all EU tyres recycled
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- In 2007, close to 3.4 million tons of used tyres were generated in…

JK Tyre loss in Q4 slashes full year earnings
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kolkata, India -- A sharp loss in the fourth quarter has cut JK Tyre & Industr…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 Oct 2008)
Added: 31 Oct 2008
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Truck and Bus world forum set for December in Sweden
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Göteborg, Sweden -- The Truck & Bus World Forum 2008 will take place at Svens…

Yokohama publishes social responsibility report
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has posted English-language PDF files o…

Short SWOT study on Michelin published
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Compagnie Generale des…

Excel promotes Pignataro
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Solon, Ohio -- Excel Polymers LLC has promoted Marcus Pignataro to presiden…

Kumho Tire to debut 15-series tyre at SEMA Show
Added: 31 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Kumho Tire USA Inc. will debut a 15-series ult…

Michelin says Q3 was 'particularly difficult'
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin said its sales fell on currency factors in the first nine mo…