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Tomkins plc may be sold to investors

Added: 19 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Tomkins plc - which owns Gates Rubber and Schrader Electronics, has …

Solutia may appeal court ruling in favour of Sinorgchem

Added: 19 Jul 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

St Louis, Missouri -- Flexsys, the Solutia subsidiary, may appeal against a ru…

Mining tyre company wins $26 million conspiracy judgment against two foreign firms

Added: 19 Jul 2010

By Miles Moore, ERJ staff (TB)

Alexandria, Virginia -- A mining tyre design development comp…

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 …