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Goodyear India announces results, management appointment
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Goodyear India Ltd has appointed Mr. Yashwant Singh Yadav as …

Volvo to offer winter tyres in UK from Pirelli, Conti
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Volvo Car UK will launch a new Winter Tyre Programme this year. The …

Butadiene leak at ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- The US National Response Center (NRC) has given details of a…

Dynasol launches elastomer for adhesives
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DR)
Houston, Texas -- Dynasol Elastomers has developed a copolymer which it claims…

Tyrexpo bookings strong for Singapore in March
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Over one hundred exhibitors have signed up for Tyrexpo Asia 2011 …

ExxonMobil elastomer gains food contact approval in Japan
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DR)
Houston, Texas - ExxonMobil Chemical's Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomer has…

ExxonMobil Chemical appoints medical-grade polymer distributors
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas - ExxonMobil Chemical Co has selected PolyOne Corp to be its pr…

Cabot to close masterbatch unit in Italy
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachussets -- Cabot Corp. is to cease manufacturing at its masterba…

Washington State permits studded tyres early
Added: 26 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seattle, Washington State -- Local transport officials have informed drivers i…

TVS unit enters Sri Lanka's solid tyre industry
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Sun Tyre & Wheel Systems, part of the $6 billion TVS Group of India, has
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Bridgestone eyes 8 percent operating margin by 2015
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
TOKYO (Oct. 25, 2010) -- Bridgestone Corp. expects to achieve an 8-percent ope…

Japan Butyl adds capacity to butyl unit
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
kawasaki, Japan -- Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. has completed an expansion to its buty…

Toyo buying Malaysian tyre maker Silverstone
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy Malaysian tyre m…

Goodyear brings forward radial aircraft expansion
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Goodyear Aviation has said its radial aircraft tyre expans…

Pirelli gains Euro 30 million from sale of Broadband unit
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli & C has agreed to sell the entire capital of its 100 p…

Pirelli to expand Argentine plant 20 percent by 2013
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Merlo, Argentina -- Pirelli Tyre SpA is investing $100 million over the coming…

Pirelli to set up manufacturing base in Mexico - reports FT
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan -- Pirelli Tyre is likely to set up a manufacturing base in Mexico, acco…

Bridgestone to expand Japan OTR plant -- again
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has green-lighted a third-phase expansion of its OT…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 Oct 2010)
Added: 25 Oct 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Re…