1. Cooper to lay off staff at UK tyre plant
ERJ staff report (DS)Melksham, UK -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Europe Ltd is seeking to reduce by 4 percent the workforce at its UK plant in Melksham, Wiltshire and will begin seeking voluntary...
30 April 2009
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2. Ansell to take Tillotson licence for nitrile glove
ERJ staff report (DS)Red Bank, New Jersey -- Ansell Healthcare Products LLC, of Red Bank, NJ, and Tillotson Corporation, of Lexington, Massachusetts, jointly said that Ansell has taken a license under...
30 April 2009
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3. Cabot falls to loss on 40% sales decline in Q2
ERJ staff report (DS)Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp reported an operating loss for the six months ended 31 March, 2009. The company said sales revenues fell by 40 percent in the three months ende...
30 April 2009
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4. News from elsewhere on the web (30 April 2009)
(13 items)London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be interested to read these news stories. ERJ editorial staff strongly advises readers to heed th...
30 April 2009
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5. Freedonia reports on speciality silicas
ERJ staff report (DS)Cleveland, Ohio -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, Specialty Silicas -- US industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018 . The 203-page report was first published in April ...
30 April 2009
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6. Yokohama officially opens Thai proving ground
ERJ staff report (DS)Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony on April 30, 2009, for a new tyre proving ground the company constructed in Rayong Province, Thailand. Began in Sept...
30 April 2009
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7. Apollo posts healthy profit on higher sales for 12 months
ERJ staff report (DS)Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres reported sales up sharply for the 12 months ended 31 March 2009, while profits fell by around half. The company said consolidated sales grew by six ...
30 April 2009
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8. Titan’s earnings fall in first quarter
ERJ staff report (R&PN)Quincy, Illinois -- Record sales of farm tyres failed to offset a decline in total sales and earning for Titan International Inc. during the first quarter.The Quincy-based t...
30 April 2009
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9. Amtel-Vredestein declared bankrupt, following sale.
Enschede, The Netherlands – Amtel-Vredestein N.V.has been declared bankrupt. On 29 April 2009 the District Court of Almelo, the Netherlands withdrew the Company's preliminary suspension of payments (g...
29 April 2009
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10. Apollo to buy Vredestein Banden
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres is to buy the Dutch tyre maker, Vredestein Banden BV from its troubled parent, Amtel-Vredestein NV.The trustee in bankruptcy at the Almelo Court in The Netherlands has a...
29 April 2009
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