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Tanaka to head Yokohama Tire
Added: 26 May 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Fullerton, California - Yasushi Tanaka, who has worked for Yokohama Rubber C…

NR prices remain unchanged
Added: 26 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges eased slightly overnight.
On Tokyo'…

Pirelli launches F1 blog
Added: 26 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli has launched a blog which gives “a behind the scenes …

NHTSA publishes final rule for fuel economy labels on cars
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC --The US-based NHTSA together with the Environmental Protection…

Italian Manuli plant to close
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Ascoli Piceno, Italy - Manuli Rubber's plant in Ascoli Piceno, Italy is facin…

Gladstone Investment announces financial results
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Mclean, Virginia - Gladstone Investment Corporation, which invested $16.4 mil…

Michelin forms urban mobility partnership
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Paris -- Michelin is to partner with the City on the Move Institute (IVM), th…

Titan announces management change
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Quincy, Illinois -- Jeff Vasichek, Titan's vice president of sales and marke…

CRIA compares Chinese tyre prices for May by region
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Beijing - China Rubber Industry Association has posted reference prices for t…

Fifty engineers push Buick Enclave tyres to the limit
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Detroit, Michigan -- The tyres on the 2011 Buick Enclave luxury crossover may…

China to appeal WTO ruling in US tyre import duties
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Geneva, Switzerland -- The Chinese government plans to appeal a World Trade Or…

JK Tyres sees profits fall on higher sales
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Sales at JK Tyre for the 12 months to 31 March 2011 increa…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 May 2011)
Added: 25 May 2011
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Elasto highlights FlexyFoot ferrule at PDM
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (EPN)
By Barry Copping
At the PDM11 show, Elasto, a specialist in the development, m…

At least 2 tyre dealerships destroyed by Missouri tornado
Added: 25 May 2011
By Kathy McCarron, Crain staff (TB)
Joplin, Missouri -- A Cross-Midwest Tyre commercial service cent…

Freudenberg outlines China policies
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing -- In the 2010 financial year, the Freudenberg Group achieved new reco…

Bridgestone launches new TPMS system for trucks, cars
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vienna, Austria -- Bridgestone will present and demonstrate its new Tyre Press…

Zeon outlines shareholder structure
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Zeon Corp has updated the table of shareholders on its website.
The …

Zeon raises SIS prices
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Zeon Corp has said it will increase prices of its SIS thermoplastic e…

NR prices rebound
Added: 25 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges rose once more overnight.
On Tokyo'…