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UK to reduce fines for low-tread bikers
Added: 17 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- UK Road Safety Minister Mike Penning has proposed changes to fixed p…

Short report published on Avon Rubber
Added: 17 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Business Review has published a new report titled, Avon Rubber PLC: S…

Geely president Li Shufu admits disputes with Volvo managers
Added: 17 Nov 2010
By Yang Jian ERJ staff (AN)
Shanghai, China -- Three months after becoming the new owner of the Swed…

NR prices "are killing us" - Apollo's Kanwar
Added: 16 Nov 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Mumbai, India -- Neeraj Kanwar, chief executive of Apollo Tyres, told ERJ,…

EU passenger car sales fell sharply in October
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- ACEA data shows that new car registrations in the EU decreased to …

Pirelli Russian plans include winter, farm tyres
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Milan, italy -- Pirelli & C SpA's industrial plans for Russia - expected to be…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 Nov 2010)
Added: 16 Nov 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone moving Bandag unit to Nashville, cutting 18 positions
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Nashville, Tennessee -- As part of an effort to restructure its North America…

Supplier profits boost M&A expectations
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- A little over a year ago, Federal-Mogul Corp. was licking…

Smithers Rapra unites under one brand
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Shrewsbury, UK -- Smithers Rapra Technology Ltd. in the UK and Smithers Scie…

Thailand's SBR market studied
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Styrene-Butadiene Rubb…

Trio of butadiene reports published
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published three new reports on the butadiene industry…

Maxxis to re-vamp UK website
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Maxxis International is planning a re-launch of its UK website from …

Tyre sealant company wins Post Office contract
Added: 16 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wellington, Somerset, UK -- Air-Seal Products Ltd is to be the sole provider o…

Apollo plans fundamental research centre in India
Added: 15 Nov 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Baroda, India -- Apollo Tyres plans to set up its own fundamental research …

Conti extends Chinese printing blanket service
Added: 15 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- ContiTech Elastomer Coatings has expanded its service cente…

Pirelli's new Mexico plant won't use MIRS technology
Added: 15 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- Pirelli & C SpA's new car and light truck tyre plant in Silao, Mex…

Shengda comments on China's tyre policiy
Added: 15 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- ShengdaTech, Inc., which makes calcium carbonate ("NPCC") i…

Yokohama publishes CSR document
Added: 15 Nov 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., published on October 6 an English-langu…

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