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China's tyre industry faces challenges in second half

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing the Tyre statistics branch of the China Rubber Industry Association (C…

Semperit extends Ehrenfeldner's board position until 2015

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Vienna -- The Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding has extended the employ…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Sept 2011)

Added: 15 Sep 2011

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nano-generator for TPMS described

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Atlanta, Georgia -- Prof. Zhong Lin Wang at Georgia Tech has published a paper…

Tokai established logistics base in Kitakyushu to serve China

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kitakyushu, Japan -- Tokai has set up a new distribution centre in Japan's Fuk…

LandRover shows driver-actuated tyre spikes at IAA

Added: 15 Sep 2011

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Frankfurt, Germany -- Land Rover has included driver-controlled and retractabl…

DuPont wins $919m aramid IP case against Kolon: Kolon to appeal

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Wilmington, Delaware -- DuPont said it has won a civil lawsuit for $919.9 mill…

Canadian students asked to make art out of old tyres

Added: 15 Sep 2011

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Toronto, Ontario -- A new design challenge has been launched asking Ontario st…

Rubber prices on 15 September

Added: 15 Sep 2011

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London -- On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract rose by…

Goodyear adds retread unit in Slovenia - confirmed

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Slovenia -- Goodyear is investing up to euro 6 million to add retreading at it…

US auto repair shops recycle tyres

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Bethesda, Maryland -- Up to 88 percent of US auto repair shops report they rec…

Nexen adds tyre warehouse in Germany

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Fulda, Germany -- Nexen Tyre Europe GmbH has opened its own 2,000 m2 warehouse…

Lehigh raising prices for rubber powders

Added: 15 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Atlanta, Georgia -- Lehigh Technologies Inc. said it is raising the price of…

Industry challenged to 're-invent' the tire

Added: 14 Sep 2011

By Bruce Davis, Crain staff (TB)

Fairlawn,

Ohio (Sept. 13, 2011)  -- A General Motors Co. executive,…

Michelin releases August tyre sales data

Added: 14 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin has updated its website with a limited regional breakdown of…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 Sept 2011)

Added: 14 Sep 2011

(14 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone strategy to focus on reliability, ecology and innovation

Added: 14 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Frankfurt, Germany -- Bridgestone Corp is highlighting the three elements of i…

Gevo wins isobutanol patents, files counter-suit against Butamax

Added: 14 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Englewood, Colorado -- Gevo, Inc. said it has received two patents from the Un…

Bridgestone to build PU seating plant in China

Added: 14 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is to establish a new plant to produce polyurethane…

BRPPA updates RUBIAC plan

Added: 14 Sep 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Colchester, Essex -- BRPPA, the British Rubber and Polyurethane Products Assoc…