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ATS wins fleet rental contract in UK
Added: 20 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Apex Car and Van Rental has appointed ATS Euromaster to supply Avon-…

US Carbon black business studied
Added: 20 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US has published a new report titled, Ca…

Bridgestone Europe appoints new head for commercial tyres
Added: 20 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Starting August, 1st 2011 Yves Kerstens, Member of the Board of Br…

Michelin shareholders re-invest dividends
Added: 20 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Between May 20 and June 7, 2011, more than 78 percent of Michelin sha…

Goodyear aims to dominate EU labelling race
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago, Illinois -- At a Deutsche Bank analyst conference yesterday in Chicag…

Sibur sells Saransk rubber goods plant to Kurskrezinotechnika
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Moscow -- Sibur - Russian Tyres (SRT) has finalised a deal in which it will se…

EU car sales grew strongly in May
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- New data from ACEA, the European vehicle makers federation, shows …

News from elsewhere on the web (17 June 2011)
Added: 17 Jun 2011
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear plans $1.35 billion in pension contributions over 3 years
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (P&I)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plans to contribute $1.35 billion to its pension p…

Eni, Novamont to convert Porto Torres unit to bio-production
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Donato Milanese, Italy -- Polimeri Europa and Novamont have established a …

China's SR industry studied
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Research In China has published a new report titled, China …

Indian Rubber Board promotes latex goods manufacture
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kottayam, Kerala, India -- India's Rubber Board has developed a training progr…

Michelin recognises suppliers with first quality award event
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- On June 15, Michelin presented awards to four of i…

Liberia's president Sirleaf returns after London visit
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Monrovia, Liberia - Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf returned to the …

NR prices ease in Tokyo
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
On Tokyo's Tocom Exchange, prices for the six-month contract eased by about ye…

GiTi wins fleet contracts in China
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- Giti Tyre has won two contracts to supply a range of tyres to large…

GreenMan finds buyer for recycled rubber business
Added: 17 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Lynnfield, Massachusetts -- GreenMan Technologies has found a buyer for its …

JSR - BST finalise Thai S-SBR deal
Added: 16 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- JSR Corpsaid it has entered into a final agreement with Bangkok Synth…

Tyre markets continue to grow in May
Added: 16 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales for the month …

West breaks ground on second China plant
Added: 16 Jun 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Shanghai, China -- West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has broken ground on it…