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Cabot buys graphene licence from XG Sciences
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachussetts -- Cabot Corp. Cabot has added graphene technology to i…

Pirelli UK wins government funds
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Carlisle, UK -- Pirelli's Carlisle plant has won an unspecified amount of gove…

Huron launches release agent for FKM de-moulding
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leslie, Michigan -- Huron Technologies, Inc. offers Mould Release Agent 7463 t…

Momentive opens Korean development centre
Added: 2 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has added an applic…

Brisa revenues approach TL 1000 million
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ankara - Turkish tyre maker BRISA recorded full-year sales of TL 980 million (…

Awesome images of BMW with wings - made from tyre treads
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Perm, Russia - A couple of automotive blogs have printed images of a BMW car w…

News from elsewhere on the web (01 Nov 2011)
Added: 1 Nov 2011
(10 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin scores in US tyre loyalty survey
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tustin, California - A survey of 15,000 vehicle owners shows tat Michelin bra…

Cooper Tire reports record quarterly sales, but sees profits drop
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Despite reaching quarterly net sales of more than $1 billion …

Winter tyre installation not be delayed, advises Canadian motorist group
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quebec City, Canada - Drivers in Quebec are delaying their seasonal tyre chang…

Cooper-Standard possible sale off
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan - Market conditions aren't ripe, so the holding company that …

Modi Rubber says no sales in last 6 months
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Modi Rubber has published its results for the three months to …

NR prices plunge overnight
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices plunged overnight to close below yen 300 in Tokyo. On …

Kraton sales jump in Q3
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - Sales revenues at TPE maker Kraton jumped by 20 percent in t…

Liberty Tire exec to speak at rubber asphalt conference
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Austin, Texas -- Doug Carlson, vice president of asphalt products for Liberty …

Vianor to add stores in Ukraine
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland - The Nokian Tyres-owned tyre retail chain Vianor, is discussin…

S. Korean tyre makers see little impact in trade deal
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC - Renewal of the US-South Korea free trade agreement will make…

BMW aims to reduce dependence on Germany as production base
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (AN)
Munich, Germany - BMW Group wants to decrease its reliance on Germany as a car…

Volvo recalls 19,600 vehicles in US for incorrect spare tyre labels
Added: 1 Nov 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Volvo Cars of North America L.L.C. is voluntarily recalling …

Hankook opens sales office in Poland
Added: 31 Oct 2011
Warsaw, Poland -- Hankook Tire has opened a Polish sales branch in Warsaw. Poland is the sixth larg…