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China's truck tyre market studied

Added: 29 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- A new report titled, China Heavy Truck Industry Report, 2008 has be…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 Oct 2008)

Added: 29 Oct 2008

(19 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

China's tyre market studied

Added: 29 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- A new report titled, China Tyre Market Report, 2008 has been publishe…

Michelin reducing US production at 3 BFG plants

Added: 29 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (TB)

Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. will reduce passenge…

Pirelli re-certifies US plant with international quality standards

Added: 29 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (TB)

Rome, Georgia -- Pirelli Tire LLC has re-certified its US plant in Rome, Georg…

Goodyear to temporarily halt production at two US plants

Added: 29 Oct 2008

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will temporarily halt commercial truck tyre production at its Danville, Vai…

Michelin to expand one plant, close another in Italy

Added: 28 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin plans to invest more than 200 million euros over the next fi…

Yokohama slashes profit projections to just 0.2 percent net margin

Added: 28 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has revised downward its projections for …

Semperit buys Brazilian glove distributor

Added: 28 Oct 2008

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Vienna -- The Semperit Group has concluded the purchase of a Brazilian sales a…

UK federation calls for extension to REACH pre-registration

Added: 28 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- The UK_based Chemical Business Association (CBA) has called for the …

Trelleborg's Q3 profits fall on weak auto sales

Added: 28 Oct 2008

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Trelleborg, Sweden -- Further signs of weakness in the automotive market have …

News from elsewhere on the web (28 Oct 2008)

Added: 28 Oct 2008

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Hexpol reports strong results in first nine months

Added: 28 Oct 2008

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Malmö, Sweden -- Hexpol AB, the rubber and compounding arm of Hexagon AB, has…

Krasnoyarsk to add nitrile rubber crumbing unit

Added: 28 Oct 2008

By Richard Higgs, Crain staff

Krasnoyarsk, Russia -- Krasnoyarsk Synthetic Rubbers Plant, has announ…

Michelin to expand steelcord production in US

Added: 28 Oct 2008

By Brad Dawson, ERJ Staff

Greenville, South Carolina- Michelin North America Inc. plans to expand st…

LWB Steinl adds vertical C-frame thermoplast range

Added: 28 Oct 2008

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Altfdorf, Germany -- LWB Steinl has recently delivered a number of vertical pl…

Amtel-Vredestein considers asset sale as financial screws tighten

Added: 27 Oct 2008

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Moscow -- Amtel-Vredestein Group is exploring the sale of certain of the compa…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Oct 2008)

Added: 27 Oct 2008

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Bridgestone, Toyo to strengthen working relationship

Added: 27 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. and Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd are to work togethe…

Lanxess to add capacity for anti-oxidants

Added: 27 Oct 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is expanding capacity at its basic chemicals…