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Avon works with ATS to win UK van fleet deal
Added: 16 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- UK rental van fleet, Premier Vehicle Rental (PVR) has selected…

Scougal to adjust to growth
Added: 16 Dec 2010
By Mike McNulty, ERJ staff (R&PN)
Seattle, Washington State -- Scougal Rubber Corp. plans to move th…

Cooper names Stephenson as Chief Operating Officer
Added: 16 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper-…

Yokohama plants trees in California
Added: 16 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC), Yokohama Rubber Company's subsidiary …

Conference will discuss 'Green' roads
Added: 16 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Las Vegas, Nevada -- A new "Green Roads Summit" at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 will o…

European car sales show uptick in November
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - According to new data from ACEA issued, 15 December, From January t…

Dynasol to build JV elastomer plant in China
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Madrd -- Dynasol, a subsidiary of Repsol and the Kuo Group, has created a join…

Bridgestone adds capacity for commercial radials in Thailand
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., will increase pr…

Titan could reap $400 million in sales from Goodyear deal
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan International Inc.'s pending agreement to buy Goodye…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 Dec 2010)
Added: 15 Dec 2010
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

India prepares to plant genetically-modified rubber trees
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kerala - India has given the go-ahead for limited bio-safety trials of genetic…

Tokyo Rubber touches yen 400, then falls back
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - On 14 December, the six-month rubber price in Tokyo briefly touched ye…

Environmentalists issue suit against ExxonMobil's Baytown site
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Sierra Club and Environment Texas have filed a lawsuit in fe…

Skellerup issues higher profits forecast
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings Limited (Skellerup) has issued…

BST pick contractor for Thai NBR plant
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok -- Bangkok Synthetics Co., Ltd subsidiary, BST Latex has awarded and e…

Trelleborg signs euro 80 million loan agreement
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm -- Trelleborg has signed an agreement with the European Investment B…

Sarlink used as roof seal in Chinese car
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shenzen, China -- Sarlink thermoplastic vulcanisate (TPV) elastomer is being …

IISRP begins online registration for 2011 meeting
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- Registration has opened for the International Institute of…

DATL appoints technologists
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Birmingham-based Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has strengthened its …

Sarawak to cut down forests for oil palm plantation - report
Added: 15 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuching, Malaysia -- The Sarawak government intends to convert one million hec…