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Hankook calls Q1 growth 'record-breaking'
Added: 20 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Seoul -- Global sales at Hankook Tire grew by 16.3 percent in the first quart…

Cabot Corp. donating $500,000 to Japanese relief efforts
Added: 20 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Carbon black producer Cabot Corp. has pledged $500,00…

India sees 3.7% rise in NR production
Added: 20 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Kottayam, India -- Natural rubber production in India during 2010-11 was 3.7…

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Zodiac revenue soars by 35.6%
Added: 20 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Plaisir, France -- Zodiac Aerospace has reported revenue of euro 1309.5 milli…

Michelin, Double Coin & Huayi to form JV
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Paris -- Michelin has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Double Coin H…

EU car registrations down in first quarter
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- In March, a total of 1,558,915 new cars was registered in the EU, …

News from elsewhere on the web (19 April 2011)
Added: 19 Apr 2011
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Goodyear breaks ground on new global HQ
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Akron, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. officially broke ground on its …

NR prices sink below $5 in Tokyo
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Prices on Tokyo's rubber exchanges fell overnight.
On Tokyo's Tocom Ex…

Vredestein unit measures tread depth on the fly
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Enschede, the Netherlands -- Apollo Vredestein has introduced an in-house la…

Conti to focus on direct TPMS
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental will focus on direct tyre pressure measureme…

Avon appoints distributor in Ireland
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mullingar, Ireland - Mullingar-based tyre dealer, Mileage Tyres, has been appo…

Freudenberg develop FKM O-ring compound for 150°C
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Freudenberg, Germany - Freudenberg Simrit presented its new range of FKM O-r…

Hankook showcases portfolio at Auto Shanghai 2011
Added: 19 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Seoul -- Hankook is to present its portfolio at the forthcoming Auto Shanghai…

Continental intends to buy 100 percent of Modi Tyres
Added: 18 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- In a brief statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange, Modi Rubbe…

Kumho recalling tyres in China to quell quality claims
Added: 18 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Seoul, South Korea -- Kumho Tire Co. Inc. is voluntarily recalling more than 3…

Evonik sells Degussa unit to Rhone Capital
Added: 18 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Evonik Industries has agreed to sell its carbon black activi…

Lion Copolymer cooperating with OSHA, evaluating citations
Added: 18 Apr 2011
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Synthetic rubber manufacturer Lion Copolymer LLC s…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 April 2011)
Added: 18 Apr 2011
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