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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…

Conti's rubber group to look for cost reduction
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Sales rose at Continental AG's rubber group, while profit …

Tenneco to close US elastomer plant as part of global cost-cutting plan
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lake Forest, Illinois -- Tenneco Inc. has announced a major cost-cutting restr…

Michelin releases market data for September
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Carbon black markets studied
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose California -- Global Industry Analysts have published a new report ti…

NR prices rebound to $1.90 from mid-October lows
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Amid rumours that the main NR producing countries are preparing to re…

Cabot sees volumes fall around the world
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp announced higher sales, but lower earnings…

News from elsewhere on the web (30 Oct 2008)
Added: 30 Oct 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Rohm and Haas shareholders OK sale to Dow Chemical
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Philadelhpia, Pennsylvania Rohm and Haas Co.'s shareholders have approved the …

GM delays most future product, r&d in cash crunch
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Jamie Lareau and Robert Sherefkin, Crain staff
Detroit, Michigan -- General Mot…

Green Rubber pioneer honored by Green group
Added: 30 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Petra Group founder and chief executive Datuk Vinod Sekhar has…

Porsche owns 74% of Volkswagen
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (ANE)
Frankfurt, Germany (Reuters) -- Porsche plans to gain control of more than 7…

Tyre additive on ECHA list of very high concern - new legislation applies immediately
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency has published its lis…

EU truck registrations continue to fall
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- For the fifth consecutive month, new registrations of commercial v…

Measure rubber profiles out of the extruder die
Added: 29 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Würselen, Germany, -- At the recent Fakuma fair, Pixargus presented the first…