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Ford purchasing exec reviews effort to slice its supplier network
Added: 19 Jan 2011
By David Sedgwick, Crain staff (AN)
Ford Motor Co. will allot nearly two-thirds of its annual parts…

Asian butadiene market studied
Added: 19 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Global Business Intelligence has published a new report titled, Buta…

Pirelli completes F1 wet tests in Abu Dhabi
Added: 19 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Abu Dhabi, UAE -- Pirelli said it has completed its private testing campaign a…

HD Trailer available for offbeat horror movie, "Rubber"
Added: 19 Jan 2011
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London -- Those interested in off-beat movies can watch an official trailer fo…

Pot-holes in UK roads lead to higher tyre sales
Added: 19 Jan 2011
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Cambridge, UK -- etyres, a UK-based online tyre retailer, has seen an increase…

Bridgestone restructures US consumer tyre management
Added: 19 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York -- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) has announced a new ma…

US companies struggle with red tape in China
Added: 19 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- AmCham Shanghai (The American Chamber of Commerce in Shangh…

LIberty buys tyre crumbing activities from TTI
Added: 19 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Vancouver, British Columbia -- Liberty Tire Recycling LLC, of Pittsburgh has a…

Hangzhou-Zhongce to set up tyre plant in Thailand - report
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rayong Province, Thailand -- The Nation newspaper in Thailand is reporting on …

Toyo to withdraw from partnership as GTY partners settle lawsuit
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (TB)
San Francisco, California -- Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc., Continental …

NR prices ease slightly overnight
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- NR prices eased slightly in Tokyo and elsewhere today, although expe…

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

Online retailer Delticom reports record year on winter tyre sales
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Delticom AG, Europe's leading online tyre dealer, has rele…

Nokian posts improves results estimates
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Nokian Tyres' unaudited sales and operating profit increa…

Apollo's Chennai unit makes 1 millionth tyre after 10 months
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- Within 10 months of starting commercial production, Apollo T…

Pirelli tests F1 tyres in wet, at night
Added: 18 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Abu Dhabi, UIAE -- Pirelli has organised a tyre test at night on an artificial…

Trelleborg-Vibracoustic JV may dominate anti-vibration segment
Added: 17 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Weinheim -- Trelleborg and Freudenberg are discussing a merger of t…

Tyre sales boom continued into December
Added: 17 Jan 2011
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Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales for the month …

NR prices likely to increase further this week
Added: 17 Jan 2011
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- NR prices continued to rise in Tokyo and elsewhere today, while expe…

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