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Moody's upgrades Freudenberg debt
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Frankfurt am Main,Germany -- Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Sept 2010)
Added: 3 Sep 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

CGS buys French tyre distributor
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague -- Czech off-road tyre producer CGS Tyres is to buy the sales unit of t…

Conti places Euro 1 billion of bonds
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental successfully placed a euro-denominated bond wi…

UK tyre body selects Conti man as chair
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- The British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) has elected David …

CARB tyre pressure rule goes into effect
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Sacremento, California -- The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) ha…

US auto demand falls to weakest level since February
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan -- US auto sales dropped to their weakest rate since Februa…

Pirelli continues F1 tests in France
Added: 3 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Le Castellet, France -- Pirelli's Formula One test campaign continued this wee…

Truck tyre sales continue to grow, as car tyre sales ease
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli has updated its website with tyre sales for the month …

Tyre makers committing $8 billion to expansions
Added: 2 Sep 2010
By Bruce Davis, ERJ staff (TB)
Akron, Ohio --A year after cutting their capital investment b…

Conti issues bonds for at least euro 750 million
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental is planning to issue a further benchmark bond …

Micro-Poise buys Collman Tire Systems assets
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Micro-Poise Measurement Systems L.L.C. has acquired the asset…

Goodyear's head of purchasing to speak at Elemica conference
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Exton, Pennsylvania -- Elemica is hosting their semi-annual North American Sou…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Sept 2010)
Added: 2 Sep 2010
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Forecasts published on Indian tyre industry
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- TechSci Research has published a new report titled, The Ind…

Short profile published on Kraton
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Datahas published a new report titled, Kraton Polymers LLC - S…

Short profile published on JSR
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, JSR Corporation (4185)…

Short profile published on Koppers
Added: 2 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Koppers Holdings Inc (…

Conti charges push Schaeffler into loss for the first six months
Added: 1 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Herzogenaurach, Germany - Schaeffler Group has reported higher sales for the f…

Tomkins shareholders approve acquisition deal
Added: 1 Sep 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Shareholders of Tomkins have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the ac…