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News from elsewhere on the web (28 Feb 2011)
Added: 28 Feb 2011
(36 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper eyes 10 percent unit growth in 2011
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is targeting 10-percent volume growt…

India publishes November NR statistics
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kerala, India -- The Indian Rubber Board has published the January edition of …

Trelleborg 'Blue' ag concept tyre offers eco advantages
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Paris -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. has launched the TM Blue ag concept t…

Hexpol gives details of Rights Issue
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Hexpol has released details to investors of its Rights Is…

Invista resurrects Shanghai polyamide 6,6 plant
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China --Invista said it has revived plans to construct a manufacturi…

New Zealand gets tyre price comparison website
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Zealand -- Motokiki claims to be New Zealand's first price comparison site…

Michelin launches travelling show to commemorate historic flight
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Clermont-Ferrand, France -- On March 7, 1911, Eugène Renaux and Albert Senouq…

Michelin extends range of Ultraflex Agri-tyres
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has given details of its Ultraflex technology at the SIMA tr…

New website for Dunlop Oil & Marine
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Dunlop Oil & Marine has completely redesigned its website…

Hankook supplies 20-inch UHP tyres to Ford Explorer
Added: 28 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
FSeoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire said it is supplying OE (original equipment) tyr…

Commercial vehicle registration up 20% in Jan
Added: 25 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- Registration of new commercial vehicles in the EU increased by 20…

Bekaert sees 34-percent jump in sales in 2010
Added: 25 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Brussels -- Sales at Bekaert jumped 34 percent in 2010, reaching Euro 4.5 mi…

Firestone Union rewarded for work to end child labour
Added: 25 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Washington, DC -- The US Department of Labor has recognised efforts by tyre …

Pirelli to invest Euro 300 million in China - Bloomberg
Added: 25 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli is to invest Euro 300 million in China over the next…

Titan ekes out profit on 21% higher sales
Added: 25 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- A stronger-than-expected fourth quarter helped propel Tita…

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

Michelin to invest in Scottish operations - BBC
Added: 25 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Dundee, Scotland -- Tyre company Michelin is considering an extensive invest…

Hankook sales jump 11.5% in 2010
Added: 24 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Seoul -- Global sales for 2010 at Hankook Tire Co. have jumped by 11.5 percen…

Bridgestone to carry out rubber research in Indonesia
Added: 24 Feb 2011
ERJ staff report (LMH)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. is to participate in an Indonesian joint research …