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Toyo returns to black, boosts fiscal forecast
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. returned to the black in its first…

Kraton sales jump by 42 percent in Q2
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- TPE supplier Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. said revenues…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 August 2010)
Added: 5 Aug 2010
(23 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

CGS tyres help tractor get high on the Stelvio Pass
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague -- Olympic ski medallist Giorgio Di Centa drove his tractor to the high…

Michelin launches new agri tyre for Claas combines
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Working with farm machinery maker Claas, Michelin has developed a new…

Ford to bring 635 additional supplier jobs to own plants
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (by Charles Child Automotive News)
Detroit, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co. plans to br…

Chrysler says suppliers in better shape
Added: 5 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
By David Sedgwick, Automotive News
Traverse City, Michigan -- One year after …

UK inventor launches glowing bicycle tyres
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
South Heath, UK -- UK-based inventor James Tristram has developed bicycle tyre…

US may set up National tyre Research centre in Va. - report
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Virginia -- A consortium including GM, A local college and an un-nam…

PolyOne reports surge in second-quarter profit
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (Dan Shingler, Crain's Cleveland Business)
Avon Lake, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. said th…

Kline reports on synthetic latices
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Little Falls, New Jersey -- Kline & Co. has published a new report titled, Syn…

Toyo returns to black, boosts fiscal forecast
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan -- Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. returned to the black in its first…

Dow to boost polyolefin elastomer capacity
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (PN)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Chemical Co. is embarking on a global polyolefin elas…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 August 2010)
Added: 4 Aug 2010
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Thai plastics & rubber show set for Sept 2011
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bangkok, Thaialnd -- Tiprex, Thailand's third international plastics and rubbe…

Kramer elected Goodyear chairman; Keegan to retire
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear's board of directors has elected Richard Kramer chairm…

Marangoni raises prices for tread rubber
Added: 4 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rovereto, Italy -- Marangoni Retreading Systems has announced a third increase…

Volvo recalls US cars over TPMS issues
Added: 3 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC -- Volvo Cars in the US has recalled up to 3635 cars in the US …

Hankook publishes 2009 annual report
Added: 3 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire has published the annual report for 2009. It is a…

Porsche approves Advan tyres for Cayenne
Added: 3 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that its premium Advan Sport …