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

Rubber World Industries seeks new factory after blaze
Added: 19 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai, UAE -- Rubber World Industries (RWI), which makes closed-cell rubber i…

Pirelli releases movie of calendar shoot
Added: 19 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brazil -- The 2010 Pirelli Calendar (the current edition) was shot in Brazil …

ViaMichelin launches UK traffic iPhone app
Added: 19 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Paris - ViaMichelin, a designer and developer of digital travel assistance pro…

TIA environmental symposium schedule announced
Added: 19 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Bowie, Maryland -- The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has announced the sched…

Nordexx brand joins ITMA
Added: 19 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
London -- Nordexx, the brand name of NDI Tyre & Tube Supplies in Britain and N…

ETRMA claims used tyre battle is being won
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Data from the ETRMA says over 95 percent of Europe's end of life t…

US Rubber companies saw lower sales in 2009
Added: 16 Jul 2010
By Bruce Meyer, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
Akron, Ohio -- With the overall economy -- along with t…

Pirelli splits off Real Estate unit
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan -- In an Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders in Pirelli & C. SpA…

Rubatex shuts down production at Virginia site
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Bedford, Virginia -- Closed-cell rubber foam manufacturer Rubatex Internatio…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 July 2010)
Added: 16 Jul 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

New Zealand finds half of vehicles have under-inflated tyres
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- A small survey of 150 cars in New Zealand found t…

CGS wins OE fitment on John Deere high horsepower units
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Prague, Czech Republic -- Continental-brand agricultural tyres by CGS Tyres ar…

Tyre retailers urged to recycle
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Essex, UK -- Presentations during the Tyre Recovery Association's (TRA) recent…

Freudenberg-NOK sets up management committee
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth Michigan -- Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership (FNGP) has appointed …

Tenneco appoints chief operating officer
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Lake Forest, Illinois -- Automotive parts and systems maker Tenneco Inc. has a…

Yokohama claims 'complete zero emissions' in Philippines
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said its passenger car tyre operations …

Report will cover Indian tyre industry
Added: 16 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- RNCOS E-Services Pvt. Ltd will soon publish a new report titl…

MacLellan Rubber is sold in MBO deal
Added: 15 Jul 2010
By David Eldridge, ERJ staff (PRW)
Wolverhampton. UK -- There has been a management buy-out at MacLe…

Decline in European car sales eases
Added: 15 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Registrations of new cars in the EU declined for the third consecu…