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RTA aims to dispel Chinese truck tyre myths
Added: 16 May 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Pacific Grove, California -- RTA (Retread Tire Association) has released a st…

Lanxess to increase EPDM output following DSM acquisition
Added: 13 May 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess intends to increase output of EPDM from its…

Continental to invest $224 million in Illinois plant
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Mount Vernon, Illinois -- Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. will invest $22…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 May 2011)
Added: 13 May 2011
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Maplan opens office in India
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi, India -- Maplan has opened a sales- & service office in New Delhi d…

Bridgestone reports strong Q1, revises forecast upward
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone corp. has reported operating income up by 55 percent in t…

ElringKlinger announces strong Q1 results
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger Group saw its sales revenue expand by…

EC clears Itochu purchase of Kwik-Fit
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Commission -- the EU's anti-trust authority -- has cl…

NR prices recover in Tokyo
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges moved upward overnight..
On Tokyo's…

C4 producer announces results
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, texas -- TPC Group Inc. a producer of value-added products derived fr…

JK switches to audited accounting practices
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai -- In a brief statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange, JK Tyre & Industr…

BRISA announces $285m investment plan
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Istanbul, Tuirkey -- Iin announcing its annual results for 2010, Turkish tyre …

Hankook to use Facebook to connect with consumers
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea --Hankook Tire is inviting global customers to its Facebook fan p…

Toyo USA launches Facebook, Twitter activities
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cypress, California -- Toyo Tire USA has launched official Facebook and Twitte…

Bridgestone launches Ecopia tyres in Germany with WWF link-up
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- This spring, Bridgestone is introducing into the German market the…

Tire Factory buys Denver warehouse from Nokian
Added: 13 May 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Portland, Oregon -- Northwest Tire Factory L.L.C. has acquired the wholesale …

Conti to build greenfield tyre plant in Russia
Added: 12 May 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has revealed plans to build a new car tyre …

Cooper Standard reports Q1 results, explains Barre-Thomas acquisition
Added: 12 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. reported revenue of $688.8 mil…

Ruia group to add Meteor to growing auto profiles portfolio
Added: 12 May 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Heldesheim, Germany -- Following yesterday's news that Indian conglomerate Rui…

Lanxess to go for bio-based feedstocks
Added: 12 May 2011
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Toronto, Canada -- Lanxess AG intends to move toward bio-based raw materia…