1. EU passenger car registrations continue slight climb
Brussels — European passenger car registrations in the eleven months to November 2006 reached, 14.29 million units, up 0,8 percent on the same figure a year ago. This is the secon...
15 December 2006
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2. Chemtura CFO to retire as planned
Middlebury, Connecticut — Chemtura Corp. said that Karen Osar, executive vice president and chief financial officer, intends to retire on or about March 31. The company has commenced a process to nam...
15 December 2006
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3. Gupta Synthetics to build Nylon tyre cord plant in India
Silvassa, India — Gupta Synthetics Ltd, is to enter the nylon tyre cord market with a new facility in India. The company plans to invest Rs 2230 million (€38 million) in the unit, which will make bot...
15 December 2006
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4. Malaysia's NR production up slightly in October
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysian production of natural rubber for the first ten months amounted to 1.07 million tonnes. In October the country produced 109 900 tonnes, up 2.1 percent on the previous month an...
15 December 2006
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5. News from elsewhere on the web 15/Dec/06
(14 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 ...
15 December 2006
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6. Per Hermansen dies
Per K Hermansen died on 7 November 2006 at his home near Värnamo, Sweden, after several months of illness. He was 70 years old.
Per spent his whole career in the rubber industry – in Norway, his co...
15 December 2006
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7. Parliament approves Euro V emission standards, sets ground for Euro VI
Brussels — On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved strict new emission laws (Euro V) for vehicles, but gave makers of SUVs a three-year reprieve. The new rules are likely to rubber-stamped...
15 December 2006
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8. Goodyear's Fulda plant gets new production director
Wolverhampton, UK — Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd has said that Eugene Jonker, production director at Goodyear's Wolverhampton plant, will be moving to Goodyear Dunlop’s tyre production plant at Fulda...
15 December 2006
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9. Pirelli's Rome, Georgia plant wins Ford Q1
Rome, Georgia — Pirelli Tire North America’s Rome, Georgia factory has been awarded Ford Motor Company’s Q1 Accreditation for the operational excellence and exceptional customer commitment it provide...
15 December 2006
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10. ERJ seeks information from exhibitors at TTE 2007 in Köln
London -- The tire technology event for 2007 is being held in Cologne, Germany from 13-15, March, 2007 .
ERJ is preparing a preview of the event. We ask exhibitors to download and complete the form (...
14 December 2006
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