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Styron/Trinseo CEO joins FirstEnergy board
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- FirstEnergy Corp. has elected Christopher Pappas to its Board o…

Croydon tyre recycler reports no injuries in fire
Added: 26 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Croydon, UK -- Neolay, the Croydon-based tyre recycler which suffered a fire l…

Tyresafe releases video
Added: 26 Sep 2011
London -- As part of October's tyre safety month, TyreSafe has enlisted the
support of the McIntyres…

Pirelli says European truck tyre sales in August were behind last year
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli said European truck tyre replacement sales increased b…

ITC to study retread tires, other remanufactured goods
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Tire Business staff
Washington, DC - Retreaded tires and other remanufacture…

Shanghai rubber prices close below Yuan 30
Added: 23 Sep 2011
pERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Rubber prices in Shanghai fell further on Friday, to well below $4…

Tatneft ramps up all-steel radial manufacture
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tartarstan -- Nizhnekamsk tyre factory is ramping up production o…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 September 2011)
Added: 23 Sep 2011
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

PPG to increase global capacity for silica
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- PPG Industries Inc. is increasing its global capa…

Wacker appoints Solpro as compounding partner in Turkey
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany - Wacker has appointed Solpro Danismanlik Kimya Sanayi ve Tic,…

Bridgestone makes second investment announcement in US
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nashville, Tennessee -- Bridgestone Americas will invest $36.6 million throug…

Even Canadians don't understand Winter tyre markings
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Canada - Up to 57 percent of Canadian drivers will head into the sea…

Ford's rubber protection aims to stop dinted doors
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany - Door Edge Protector, which debuts in January 2012 on Ford'…

Teijin launches black aramid fibre
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Arnhem, Netherlands - Teijin Aramid has begun production of aramid fibres whic…

All Bridgestone plants in Europe now certified to ISO14001
Added: 23 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone has completed ISO 14001 certification of all its Europe…

Tyre shredding plant close to ERJ offices burns
Added: 23 Sep 2011
Tyre shredding plant close to ERJ offices burns
ERJ staff report (DS)
Croydon - A tyre recycling plan…

ContiTech to build new hose plant in Serbia
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Subotica, Serbia - ContiTech is to build a new automotive hose factory in nort…

Negromex to build new NBR plant in China
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mexico City, Mexico / Nanjing, China-- A Mexican-Chinese joint venture compan…

ContiTech proposes mixing line in Hungary
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nyi´regyha´za, Hungary - ContiTech is discussing plans to build a new mixing…

ADAC reveals winter tyre test results
Added: 22 Sep 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich, Germany - ADAC has released the results of its latest tests of winter …