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Freudenberg to grow rail activities, withdraw from gasket unit
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Group has said it is talking to seal manufact…

ETRMA publishes annual report
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The ETRMA (European Tyre and Rubber Manufactures' Association) has…

Conti places Euro 750 million Eurobond
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental has succesfully placed a Eurobond issue worth…

Spain studying rubber crumb in road surfaces
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Solihull, UK -- Spanish researchers have shown that it is possible to use post…

Ford's soy-rubber project still at very early stage
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dearborn, Michigan -- Further to a report on ERJ last week, a Ford spokesman s…

Cement makers look at alternative sources of energy
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Solihull, UK -- Currently tyres are 31 percent more expensive than other alter…

UK tyre disposal model may lead Europe
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Solihull, UK -- If people in the UK become aware of illegal tyre disposal acti…

UK tyre buyers switch from mid-range to budget brands
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Solihull, UK -- Data presented by Michelin shows that UK car tyre buyers are m…

Serbia's Elemira SR plant wins investment
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Belgrade, Serbia -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Regional…

Revolymer announces non-stick chewing gum
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mostyn, UK -- A new company Revolymer has introduced a non-stick chewing gum. …

News from elsewhere on the web (12 July 2010)
Added: 12 Jul 2010
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Indian Tyre industry studied
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- CARE Research has published a new report titled, Indian Tyre …

Federal Mogul opens tech centre in China
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Southfield, Michigan -- Federal-Mogul has opened a technical centre in Shangha…

Bridgestone, Goodyear get financing for projects
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear and Bridgestone Americas may get a leg up on their r…

China will strengthen its No. 1 spot atop world auto markets, report says
Added: 12 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
By Diana T. Kurylko, Crain News Service
DETROIT (July 9, 2010) - China is expec…

Ansell's global growth plans to emphasise acquisitions
Added: 9 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Richmond, Victoria, Australia -- A strategic review at healthcare supplier Ans…

Court says Sinorgchem did not infringe Flexsys patents
Added: 9 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shanghai, China -- Concluding a five-year legal dispute with Flexsys America L…

PolymerLatex might be for sale - reports
Added: 9 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- A report in Bloomberg Business Week suggests that the owners of Poly…

News from elsewhere on the web (09 July 2010)
Added: 9 Jul 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nevada court rejects Goodyear appeal
Added: 9 Jul 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Carson City, Nevada -- Goodyear said it is considering its options after the…