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DSM launches white EPDM grades

Added: 20 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Heerlen, Netherlands -- DSM Elastomers is to introduce a new range of Keltan E…

Tokyo rubber sinks below Yen300/kg

Added: 20 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Prices of natural rubber on Tokyo's Tocom exchange closed at Yen 298/…

Industrial Rubber Products sold to private equity companies

Added: 20 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Hibbing, Minnesota - Protective coatings specialist Industrial Rubber Products…

Amtel stops tyre production at Kirov due to lack of money

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Moscow -- Amtel-Vredestein NV said it has temporarily stopped production at it…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 August 2008)

Added: 19 Aug 2008

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

Apollo locks out workers at Kerala tyre plant following strike action

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kochi, Kerala, India -- Apollo Tyres Ltd has been forced to temporarily shut o…

Australian car may get runflat tyres as no-cost option

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Melbourne, Australia -- GM's Australian subsidiary Holden Ltd is thinking abou…

Report looks at replacement market for tyres in Italy

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Italy Afterm…

Titan supports ITC's announcement on Chinese OTR tyre makers

Added: 19 Aug 2008

Tire Business staff report

Washington, DC - The US International Trade Commission has affirmed that …

Report looks at replacement market for tyres in Germany

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Datamonitor has published a new report titled, Germany Afte…

Ansell announces profit for full year

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Richmond, Australia - Australian latex product maker Ansell Ltd. has recorded …

Cooper's increased sales push up earnings in Q2

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., parent company of Cooper-Stan…

Hankook's UHP impresses in magazine tyre test

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hankook Tire Co. has announced impressive results for…

FEICA announce's annual adhesives and sealants conference

Added: 19 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (RD)

Marseille, France - FEICA, the Association of European Adhesives and Sealants…

Amtel-Vredestein debts, losses continue to mount ahead of take-over

Added: 18 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Enschede, Netherlands -- Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has reported hugely increased l…

Lanxess to move HQ out of Bayer site

Added: 18 Aug 2008

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is seeking a new site for its headquarters, …

Automakers allow suppliers to raise prices

Added: 18 Aug 2008

By Robert Sherefkin and David Barkholz, Automotive News

Traverse City, Michigan - In a bow to inflat…

Michelin axes UK service centre and 200 jobs

Added: 18 Aug 2008

By James Chapelard

Manchester, UK -- Michelin UK has closed its Manchester shared services operation…

Schaeffler and Conti deal has key supporters

Added: 18 Aug 2008

By Douglas Bolduc and Bettina Mayer, Automotive News Europe

Top auto executives support a merger of …

ExxonMobil to cut AES jobs in US

Added: 18 Aug 2008

Akron, Ohio -- ExxonMobil Chemical said it will cut some jobs at its Advanced Elastomers Systems he…