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Cooper says USW has ratified labour agreement
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Findlay, Ohio - - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co Ltd. Said the United Steelworkers (…

NR prices end rally with declines in Tokyo, Singapore
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices dropped overnight, ending the recent rally. On Tokyo's…

Titan to keep rubber mixing/processing at Union City
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Union City, Tennessee -- Titan Tire Corp. has decided to keep rubber mixing an…

AirBoss to expand compounding, product operations
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada - AirBoss of America Corp. plans to spend almost …

Thailand to merge rubber agencies - report
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok - Thailand's deputy agriculture minister has said the country will mer…

US-China trade group questions Obama's tariffs assertion
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The head of the US-China Business Council (USCBC) is calling …

Trucking tonnage up 5.9% in 2011 vs. 2010
Added: 27 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - Trucking activity in the US rose nearly 6 percent last year, t…

Conti develops hand-held TPMS reader for service personnel
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt, Germany - Under its VDO branding, Conti has brought out a hand-held…

Re-branded BMW driving experience retains Bridgestone as exclusive supplier
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone Europe is supplying tyres to BMW Driving Experience, a …

ZF acquires truck cab suspension unit
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Friedrichshafen, Germany - ZF Friedrichshafen AG has signed a purchasing contr…

South Africa puts scrap tyre plan on hold
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Johannesburg, South Africa - A controversial plan to deal with scrap tyres in …

Tyre markets ease in December
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli said European truck tyre replacement sales fell by 1 p…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Jan 2012)
Added: 26 Jan 2012
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Mitas' Iowa plant cures first tyre
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Charles City, Iowa - Farm and industrial tyre manufacturer Mitas Tires North A…

ContiTech develops active engine mounts
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech has published an on-line article on its engine mo…

NR prices continue sharp rise in Tokyo
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices increased sharply overnight. On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange…

Indian demand for rubber increased in October
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, Kerala, India - Production and consumption of rubber (both synthetic…

Toyo moves financial year to Jan-Dec
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. Is to change the Company's account…

Tokai sales, profits fall in Q3
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Tokai Rubber said sales in the three months to December 2011 amounted …

Toyo recalling 68,763 Extensa A/S tyres in US
Added: 26 Jan 2012
ERJ staff report (TB)
Cypress, California - Toyo Tire USA. Corp. is voluntarily recalling approximat…