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News from elsewhere on the web (13 Oct 2010)
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ITEC: Tyre producers have little control over the costs of raw materials
Added: 13 Oct 2010
By Ed Noga, ERJ staff (TB)
Cleveland, Ohio -- Tyre and synthetic rubber companies share a common pro…

AIAG adapts RFID standard, B-11 to global agreement
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Detroit, Michigan -- The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and EPCglob…

Kuczkowski wins Charles Goodyear Medal
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ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Joseph A Kuczkowski, noted for his work in the eluci…

Freudenberg-NOK to report results of 10-year study into elastomers and adhesives
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership will on Thursday pre…

IRCo reports on ANRPC meeting
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Kochin, India -- The International Rubber Consortium Limited (IRCo) has issued…

China auto sales rise 19% in September on incentives
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ERJ staff report (AN)
Shanghai, China (Bloomberg) -- China's passenger-car sales to dealerships quic…

IISRP welcomes new affiliate member
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ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers …

Nokian does well in magazine tyre tests
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- The Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 studded tyre has won several Finn…

Chinese flame retardant market studied
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- GCiS has published a new report titled, Assessment of China…

Court tells US to scrap import duties on Chinese tyres
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ERJ staff report (DS)
New York - The United States Court on International Trade has said the US Comm…

Bridgestone adds detail to India capacity - reports
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Kheda, Madhya Pradesh, India -- Bridgestone India held a press conference yest…

Euro Rubber Lines buys Clairoix equipment
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Clairoix, France -- Clairoix, France - Euro Rubber Lines, a UK-based rubber eq…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 Oct 2010)
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Global suppliers poised for M&A binge, report says
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ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- PPG Industries Inc., Eaton Corp. and Cummins Inc. are am…

Surveys of suppliers find hefty profits, rosy outlook
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ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- A pair of new surveys suggest auto suppliers are enjoying…

Nokian announces eco winter tyres
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres says car drivers even can cut their fuel consum…

UK retailer to stock cold weather tyres
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ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Michelin-owned tyre retailer ATS Euromaster is to stock cold weather…

UK SBR industry surveyed
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Styrene-Butadiene Rubb…

Michigan gives grants to scrap tyre companies
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ERJ staff report (DS)
Lansing, Michigan -- Michigan's Department of Natural Resources and Environme…