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Schaeffler to seek anti-trust clearance for Conti bid
Added: 9 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Herzogenaurach, Germany -- Schaeffler AG is to seek anti-trust clearance for i…
Private equity group takes stake in Bluestar
Added: 9 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- US Private equity company The Blackstone Group has bought a 20 per…
Bridgestone to extend logistics centre in Zeebrugge
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe is planning two further expansions of its large…
Dow Elastomers: a clarification
Added: 8 Oct 2008
Dow Chemical runs three businesses which make and sell elastomeric materials.
Dow Elastomers focusse…
NR prices continue to fall - now approaching $2/kg
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices of natural rubber continued to plummet this week. In India the…
ECHA publishes list of pre-registered substances
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki -- In response to demands from the chemical industry, ECHA, the Europ…
Bridgestone to make 'green' tyres for Japanese Grand Prix
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- As part of its 'Make Cars green' campaign, Bridgestone is to make spe…
Goodyear adds board member
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Stephanie Streeter, former chairman, president and chief execu…
News from elsewhere on the web (08 Oct 2008)
Added: 8 Oct 2008
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
ETRMA re-elects Gori as president
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Francesco Gori, CEO at Pirelli Tyre has been re-elected for a seco…
Goodyear signs 7-year contract with New York City Transit
Added: 8 Oct 2008
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has signed a seven-year contract to continue supplying tyres and business s…
New winter tyre law leads to possible shortage in Quebec
Added: 8 Oct 2008
By Miles Moore, Crain staff
Washington, DC-A new law in Quebec mandating a full set of winter tyres …
Yokohama confirms plan to delay Chinese tyre plant
Added: 8 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co has confirmed that it is likely to delay the fourt…
Lanxess places bid for DSM Elastomers - report
Added: 7 Oct 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Leverkusen -- FT Deutschland is reporting that Lanxess AG has made a bid fo…
EU ministers discuss right to disable RFID tags
Added: 7 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nice, France -- At a meeting titled, 'Internet of Things', EU information mini…
UK runs tyre safety month
Added: 7 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The UK's tyre lobbying body, TyreSafe is running a tyre safety month…
News from elsewhere on the web (07 Oct 2008)
Added: 7 Oct 2008
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Bridgestone bids for MotoGP tyre supply, as Michelin withdraws
Added: 7 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has decided not to submit a bid to the governing body of the…
Malaysian NR production fell further in July
Added: 6 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Production of natural rubber (NR) in July 2008 was 99,862 tonn…
Malaysian NR production continued to fall in June
Added: 6 Oct 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
