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Advanced ID receives order for tyre tech from leading European manufacturer
Added: 29 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Derbyshire, England -- Advanced ID Corp., through its subsidiary, Pneu-Logic L…

Lanxess increases prices for sulphur-based products
Added: 29 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is increasing its prices for sulphuric acid …

Report looks at rubber chemical business
Added: 29 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose, California -- A new 189-page report on the rubber chemicals business…

Bridgestone analysed for SWOT
Added: 29 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- A new 20-page report analyses the strengths, weaknesses, th…

Quabaug introduces dual-layer bonded pads for horse hooves
Added: 29 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Lexington, Kentucky -- Quabaug Corp., a manufacturer of soling for footwear, h…

Hankook appoints European VP of sales and marketing
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany -- Hankook Tire Europe has appointed Hee-Se Ahn as vice…

Goodyear to invest $1000 million in China - Reuters
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dalian, China -- Goodyear is reportedly planning to invest over $1000 million …

News from elsewhere on the web 28/Feb/08
Added: 28 Feb 2008
(13 Items) London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers m…

Yokohama wins battle against counterfeits in Japan
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd had announced that the Tokyo Customs offic…

Goodyear names corporate controller and CIO
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Richard Noechel as…

Qingdao rubber show to open on 1 April
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China -- The fifth China International Rubber & Tyre Industry Exhibit…

Michelin survey shows 60 percent of car tyres are underinflated
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has released the results of a survey of car tyre pressures i…

Kumho gets Mercedes OE fitment in Europe
Added: 28 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Kumho Tire Co. Inc. announced it will sup…

LMI offers line sensor which can reduce integration costs
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Vancouver, Canada -- LMI Technologies has designed a high-speed laser line sen…

Terex completes tender offer for ASV
Added: 28 Feb 2008
Westport, Connecticut -- Terex Corp. has completed its tender offer for ASV Inc., a maker of compac…

Conti to extend General winter tyre sizes in NA
Added: 28 Feb 2008
Tire Business staff report
Charlotte, North Carolina - Continental Tire North America Inc. will ad…

Chinese court rules in favour of Bridgestone in patent case
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- A Chinese court has ruled in favour of Bridgestone in an intellectu…

Lanxess completes XNBR capacity increase
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (SS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has completed a 20 percent capacity expansio…

Authorities tell Bridgestone to stop anti-competitive activities in marine hose
Added: 28 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- The Japanese Fair Trade Commission in Japan has told Bridgestone to c…

Dow assigns elastomer unit to strategic evaluation unit
Added: 27 Feb 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical has formed a new unit specifically for its b…