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Solutia prepares new Crystex plant in Asia
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
St. Louis, Missouri - Solutia Inc. said its Flexsys subsidiary is, “developi…

Top Glove adding three plants, more lines
Added: 27 Jul 2010
By Mike McNulty ERJ staff (R&PN)
Klang, Malaysia-Top Glove Corp. Bhd. is building three factories in…

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Bold & Modest becomes Fit & Fair for Desma
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fridingen, Germany - Moving out of the era of austerity, Desma Elastomertechni…

Two more associates for IRSG
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Two more organisations, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Associatio…

Aston fits Bridgestone as OE on Rapide
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Aston Martin has selected Bridgestone as tyre partner for the marq…

Conti, Schaeffler to sponsor Bayern Munich
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG, Hanover, is joining up with the Herzogenau…

Goodyear wins 18001 in the UK
Added: 27 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Wolverhampton, UK -- Goodyear Dunlop has achieved certification to OHSAS (Occu…

Pirelli UK fined over safety breach
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Carlisle, UK -- Pirelli UK has been fined £9000 (Euro 10 500) after a worker …

Hutchinson takes top non-tyre slot
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - Total sales in 2009 of the top 50 non-tyre rubber companies fell by 1…

CGS plant in Iowa would create 192 jobs
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Charles City, Iowa - Czech tyre maker CGS AS's plan to open an agricultural ty…

School student generates electricity from scrap tyres
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Edmonton, Canada -- A young Canadian student named Kyle Schole has now finishe…

Pelmar subsidiary enters custom compounding business
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yokneam, Israel -- TGL S.P. Industries Ltd. (TGL), has started production in a…

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How Li Shufu turned Geely from laughingstock to Volvo owner
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit (Reuters) -- It was a miserable winter day in January 2007, the kind t…

DP Seals develops self-lubricating seal for Eurotaps
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Poole, UK, -- DP Seals, a UK supplier of precision custom rubber seals and mou…

Petlas to produce truck tyres - report
Added: 26 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kirsehir, Turkey - Turkish tyre maker Petlas Rubber expects to invest in truck…

European heavy truck registrations up 17% in June
Added: 23 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels -- Registrations of new heavy commercial vehicles were up by 17.3 per…

Judge rules on HF- Rogers appeal
Added: 23 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ohio - A judge has found partly for and partly against Rogers Industrial Produ…

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Added: 23 Jul 2010
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