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Lehigh opens development center (update)
Added: 13 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Miles Moore, Senior Washington Reporter
Tucker, georgia -- Lehigh Technologi…

Squealing V-belt? Fit a new one, says ContiTech
Added: 13 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- ContiTech is reminding motorists to replace the V-belt on…

Former Wyko engineers found guilty of stealing Goodyear secrets
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Knoxville, Tennessee-A federal jury convicted Clark Alan Roberts, 47, and Sean…

Trelleborg sets up development centre in India
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg's Engineered Systems unit is to establish a ne…

Showa Denko raises CR prices
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Showa Denko K.K. will increase its chloroprene rubber price in market…

Malaysian NR production jumped in October
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Malysia's production of natural rubber (NR) jumped in October 2…

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Dec 2010)
Added: 10 Dec 2010
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin to raise European truck tyre prices by 5 percent
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin said it intends to raise prices of truck tyres in Europe by a…

IRSG adds two more Associates
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- IRSG said two more organisations, DBS Vickers Securities Singapor…

Omnova completes acquisition of Eliokem
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Omnova Solutions has completed its acquisition of speciality…

Hutchinson launches flat-proof bike tyre
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Following a concept launch in 2009, Hutchinson has now commercialy lau…

Avon Rubber wins turnaround award
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Melksham, UK -- Avon Rubber P.L.C. has been selected as the “International…

BMW offers Winter tyre programme for UK Mini owners
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London --- BMW UK is promoting winter tyre programme to owners of Mini brand c…

Reifen China says visitors up by 30 percent
Added: 10 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- The fourth Reifen China event, which took place in the Shan…

Management buys Preferred Compounding
Added: 9 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Barberton, Ohio -- Preferred Compounding Corp. of Barberton, Ohio, has been …

Denka raises prices of CR
Added: 9 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Effective from 1 January, Denki Kagaku Kogyo will increase prices for…

Rubberlite to distribute Monmouth products in N America
Added: 9 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Huntington, West Virginia -- Rubberlite, Inc. said it has agreed to become the…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 Dec 2010)
Added: 9 Dec 2010
(24 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti launches free tyre race game for iPhone
Added: 9 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover -- Now you can download a free tyre racing game app for your iPhone, …

Nokian promotes winter tyre for central Europe
Added: 9 Dec 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres said its WR G2 shows the shortest braking dista…