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Titan launches full bid for Titan Europe
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois --Titan International, Inc. said it is bidding for the entire…

Up and down forecast for replacement tyre shipments in US
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington, D.C. -- US replacement consumer tyre shipments are expected to ris…

IISRP recruits new director of special programs
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Roxanna Bauza-Petrovic, formerly with Dynasol
LLC, has joined…

Bridgestone Tianjin makes first Blizzak tyres
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tainjin, China -- Bridgestone said it has upgraded its factories in Tianjin, a…

NR prices fall further on Monday
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices in Tokyo and Singapore resumed their downward trend on …

Kumho recalling 1,238 Solus KH25 radials in US
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. is voluntarily recallin…

Fenner makes third acquisition
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hessle, UK - Fenner PLC has made a third acquisition. The UK-based conveyor be…

AirBoss' earnings, sales fall
Added: 13 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Newmarket, Ontario -- AirBoss of America Corp.'s sales and earnings decrease…

Fenner makes second acquisition this week
Added: 10 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hessle, UK - Fenner PLC has bought a Norwegian producer of hose technology - t…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 August 2012)
Added: 10 Aug 2012
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Toyo publishes annual report; Q1 results
Added: 10 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Sales rocketed in the three months to June 2012 at Toyo Tires, but op…

NR prices remain stable ahead of weekend
Added: 10 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Rubber prices in Tokyo stabilised ahead of the weekend. On Tokyo's To…

Sales, profits increase at Sumitomo in first half
Added: 10 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries has reported strong increases in sal…

Yokohama sees first half profit jump on higher sales
Added: 10 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that sales and earnings…

HF acquires Slovak engineering company
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Feudenberg, Germany -- Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH, has acquired …

Sascha Hennig to head Biesterfeld rubber operations
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hamburg, Germany -- Sascha Hennig has taken on the role of European Business M…

Delticom sees reduced sales, profit on weak tyre markets
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- In a challenging environment, Europe's leading online tyr…

Brazil completes consultation on 'green' tyres - Lanxess
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess says it has submitted proposals to the Brazilian…

Cooper's sales, profits rise in Q2
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company said sales and profits for the t…

Sumitomo, Stamford set up Indian sales JV
Added: 9 Aug 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Stamford Tyres and Sumitomo Rubber are to set up a sales joint ve…