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PolyOne secures ISO 13485 certification at Chinese site

Added: 9 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Suzhou, China -- Polymer materials specialist PolyOne Corp. has achieved ISO…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 August 2010)

Added: 9 Aug 2010

(15 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Simrit develops FKMs for semiconductor uses

Added: 9 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (BD - (R&PN)

Plymouth Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK G.P.'s Simrit Division has develo…

Green products are here to stay - DuPont V-P

Added: 9 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Wilmington Delaware -- "There is broad market demand for products with an enha…

Bridgestone joins the strongly improved results chorus

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has sales up by 15 perent for the six months ended …

Jaeger Gummi buys US sealing company, Unitek

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Laporte, Indiana -- Hannover-based Jäger Group, which operates as Jäger Gum…

Lanxess to reinstate bonuses after strong growth in Q2

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen - Lanxess AG achieved better-than-expected results in the second qu…

Cooper back in the black in Q2, first half

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. returned to the black in the second …

More on JK Tyre's 4th tyre plant in India

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Chennai, India -- JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. has selected a site near Chennai i…

UK magazine says budget tyres are less safe

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- UK car magazine, What Car? has tested the braking distances of premi…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 August 2010)

Added: 6 Aug 2010

(18 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US RMA slams new tyre-derived fuel rules

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Washington DC -- The US-based Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has said …

ElringKlinger's purchase of Freudenberg gasket business wins antitrust approval

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- ElringKlinger AG has received the approval of the G…

Environmental group claims Connecticut artificial turf study was fixed

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hartford, Connecticut -- An environmental group, Environment and Human Health…

Dow becomes newest IISRP member

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Houston, Texas -- Dow Chemical Co., which makes EP and EPDM elastomers, has …

Germany's Webasto to buy Karmann's N. American convertible roof business

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (AN - Hans Greimel )

Webasto Group, a German maker of automotive roof and heating s…

OSHA fines Kirkhill Manufacturing more than $125,000

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Atlanta, Georgia -- The US Deptaartment of Labor's Occupational Safety and H…

Koppers reports higher sales of carbon black

Added: 6 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Koppers Holdings Inc., has reported strong sales f…

JK Tyre to build radial car, truck tyre plant

Added: 5 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Chennai, India -- JK Tyre is to build a plant in southern India to make radial…

Nokian's Q2 figures beat all forecasts

Added: 5 Aug 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nokia, Finland -- In common with other tyre makers, Nokian group reported stro…