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Labor Dept. approves grant for Goodyear Union City workers
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Union City, Tennessee The US Department of Labor has authorised a $3.45 millio…

Toyo operating, net income up despite high costs
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. reported operating and net income …

Michelin sells Hankook shares for $560 million
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- Group Michelin has sold its 9.98-percent stake in …

Commercial vehicle registrations on rise in US
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Southfield, Michigan -- New commercial vehicle registrations in the US are on …

Kenda eyes new plant site in Taiwan
Added: 10 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. has signed a letter of i…

Pirelli's China plant to be company's biggest
Added: 9 Nov 2011
Yanzhou, Shandong, Choina -- Pirelli said its plant in Shandong Province will, some time in the nex…

Kraton completes expansion projects
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News staff
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers Inc…

Tatsuo Mitsuhata named CEO of Toyo Tire USA. Corp.
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Cypress, California - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd of Osaka, Japan, has appoint…

Pirelli to build JV plant for radial moto in Indonesia
Added: 9 Nov 2011
London -- Pirelli intends to build a euro 66 million plant to make moto tyres in Indonesia. Details…

Pirelli quits one of two JVs with Russian Technologies
Added: 9 Nov 2011
London -- Pirelli will only form a single joint venture with Russian Technologies, instead of the t…

Apollo Tyres half-year sales up 50%
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Gurgaon, India - Indian tyre maker Apollo Tyres' has reported a 51-percent in…

Delticom: Earnings up 23.3% on sales of Euro 298m
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hanover, Germany -- European online tyre dealer Delticom has published its fu…

Tokai's new five-year-plan reflects huge change in Japan
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Komaki, Japan - Japanese rubber company Tokai Rubber Industries has announced…

Kenda eyes new plant site in Taiwan
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News staff
Taipei, Taiwan -- Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd…

Michelin honoured by US Secretary of Defense
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tire Business staff report
Hilton Head, South Carolina -- Michelin North Americ…

News from elsewhere on the web (9th Nov)
Added: 9 Nov 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

TRIB adds four board members
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (RPN)
Rubber & Plastics News staff
Falls Church, Virginia -- The Tire Retread & Repa…

Carbon Black 2011 conference coming to Singapore
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Singapore -- The Carbon Black 2011 Asia Pacific Conference will be held 16-18 …

Sales, earnings up at Pirelli
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli has posted sales of Euro 1265.8 million in the first n…

Record yearly results for UK conveyor belt maker Fenner
Added: 9 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hessle, UK - Conveyor belt maker Fenner PLC has reported “record financial …