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FTDM to represent UTPVision in N America
Added: 10 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio -- FTDM, llc, located east of Cleveland, Ohio, will provide sa…

Tomkins sees stronger sales in first half, but warns of weakness
Added: 9 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Tomkins PLC, which owns Gates Rubber and Schrader Electronics, saw …

Virginia Tech to establish tyre testing center
Added: 9 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Blacksburg, Virginia -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, …

US court rejects duties on Chinese OTR tyres
Added: 9 Aug 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The US Court of International Trade (CIT) has ordered the Com…

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…