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Cooper names new head of US tyre unit

Added: 4 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Christopher Ostrander to P…

Yokohama wins fitment on Audi A7

Added: 4 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. said its Advan Sport tyre has been fitte…

Kinugawa sets up Chinese unit

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd., Inc is to set up a new company …

TSRC to buy Dexco Polymers

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwanese synthetic rubber producer TSRC Corp. has announc…

Russian billionaire buys half of Sibur

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Moscow -- Russian billionaire Leonid Mikhelson has purchased 50 percent of Sib…

A batty new use for scrap tyres

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Jersey, UK -- Conservationists at the Durrell wildlife park in Jersey, the Cha…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Jan 2011)

Added: 3 Jan 2011

(25 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Ford's US maintenance outlet sold 1 million tyres in 2010

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford's Quick Lane vehicle maintenance business sold a re…

Dunlop Aircraft wins Bombadier contract

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres, the world's only specialist aircraft …

Dana building tech centre in India

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Pune, India -- Automotive parts maker Dana Holding Corp. has broken ground on …

Hankook posts details of Indonesian plant

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Seoul, Korea -- Following the 22 December announcement that it intends to buil…

ASTM develops carbon black standard

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania -- ASTM International has developed a carbon…

Armstrong to set up two plants in China

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Singapore -- Armstrong Industrial Corp. said it aims to nearly double its ma…

Michelin 'laying groundwork' to improve Indiana tyre plant

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (TB)

Greenville, South Carolina - A United Steelworkers (USW) local president told …

China to end subsidies to spur sales in rural, farm regions

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (AN)

Beijing -- The Chinese government will end subsidies for vehicles sales in rur…

Former EaglePicher unit sold to private equity firm

Added: 3 Jan 2011

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Detroit, Michigan -- Gasket materials supplier Wolverine Advanced Materials …

ERJ wishes visitors a happy holiday period with plenty of good company and good cheer

Added: 24 Dec 2010

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London -- ERJ's offices are now closing for a few days. This will be the last …

Hankook picks Indonesia for $353M tyre plant

Added: 23 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Seoul, South Korea -- Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has selected a site near Bekasi, I…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 Dec 2010)

Added: 23 Dec 2010

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Apollo extends operations into Bangladesh

Added: 23 Dec 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyre has introduced some of its best-performing comme…