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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 …