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PBGC takes on Chardon Rubber pensions
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- The US-based Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has …
TRIB cancels Las Vegas membership meeting
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pacific Grove, California -- In a first communication to TRIB (Tire Retread & …
PBGC takes over Denman Tire plan
Added: 25 Oct 2010
By Doug Halonen ERJ staff (P&I)
The US-based Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. has taken over the pensi…
Gotthard tunnel borers use Freudenberg seals
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Herrenknecht AG's tunnel boring machines, which are being…
Trelleborg relocates US headquarters
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hartville, Ohio -- Trelleborg Wheel Systems Americas Inc. is relocating its Ha…
Two more Yokohama plants win 'Zero emission' status
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has said two of its China-based non-tyre…
Nankang to raise tyre prices in November
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwanese tyre maker Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. said it …
Holz marks 75 years of rubber production
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lodi, California -- This year, Holz Rubber Company is celebrating its 75th ann…
Volvo recalls US trucks for incorrect tyre labels
Added: 25 Oct 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Volvo Trucks North America is recalling 1,926 trucks for poss…
Hexpol reports 46% rise in Q3 sales
Added: 22 Oct 2010
Stockholm - Hexpol AB, the Swedish polymers group which has just acquired the global rubber compoun…
Polyisobutylene business report available
Added: 22 Oct 2010
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of a report on the North American market f…
ExxonMobil completes Japanese BR expansion
Added: 22 Oct 2010
Kawasaki, Japan - ExxonMobil Chemical's Japanese affiliate ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha announced that J…
Yokohama to raise prices on US consumer tyres
Added: 22 Oct 2010
Fullerton, California - Yokohama Tire Corp. is raising prices in the US on all consumer tyres, incl…
Pirelli to expand Argentine plant 20% by 2013
Added: 21 Oct 2010
Tire Business staff report, a Crain Publication
Merlo, Argentina - Pirelli Tyre SpA plans to invest …
DuPont announces nylon resin, TPE price increases
Added: 21 Oct 2010
Geneva, Switzerland - DuPont Performance Polymers has announced price increases in Europe, Middle-E…
Purcell Tire opens truck-tyre centre in Missouri
Added: 21 Oct 2010
Potosi, Missouri - The Purcell Tire and Rubber Co.has opened a truck-tyre centre in Cape Girardeau,…
Helvoet sponsors automotive fuel systems conference in Shanghai
Added: 21 Oct 2010
Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands - Helvoet Rubber & Plastic Technologies says it is sponsor of the 2…
Yokohama to sell high-performance tyres in overseas markets
Added: 21 Oct 2010
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd will begin selling its Premium comfort tyres ,the Advan dB ran…
Zeon Chemicals offers easy-processing HNBR elastomers
Added: 21 Oct 2010
Louisville, Kentucky - Zeon Chemicals is introducing a new family of HNBR elastomers, designated Ze…
Rhodia adds silica plant, celebrates 30 years in China
Added: 20 Oct 2010
Shanghai, China - Rhodia is celebrating its 30th anniversary of its presence in China, as its silic…
