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Avon artist tyres of art

Added: 25 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (PRW)

Using the tyres of a 6-tonne racing truck, an Avon shod Formula Two single-se…

Pirelli to use F1 as part of aggressive expansion programme

Added: 24 Jun 2010

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Pirelli Tyre has won the contract to supply all Formula One teams for thre…

Gates sees growth in wind power

Added: 24 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp and ists sister company Schrader electronics, h…

Bridgestone upgrades financial projections

Added: 24 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp has revealed its financial projections for the 12 mo…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 June 2010)

Added: 24 Jun 2010

(9 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Twaron output back to pre-crisis levels - Teijin

Added: 24 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Arnhem Netherlands -- From the last quarter of 2010, all aramid spinning line…

CARB to require tyre pressure checks by 1 Sep

Added: 24 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Sacramento, California -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said 1 Se…

Daetwyler to move automotive components to Ukraine plant

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Schattdorf, Switzerland -- Daetwyler Rubber is to move production of automotiv…

F1 - It's official: it's Pirelli

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Milan, Italy -- Pirelli will be sole tyre supplier to the Formula One World Ch…

Nokian to cut jobs at Nokia plant

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Nokia, Finland -- Statutory negotiations with the workforce at Nokia's tyre fa…

China to reduce export tax rebates on rubber goods

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing -- A Chinese-language announcement on China's Ministry of Finance webs…

Reliance aims to be top-ten elastomer maker

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai, India -- Reliance Industries Ltd aims to be among the top ten elastome…

US Navy extends Michelin aircraft tyre contract

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- The US Navy has extended a supply contract with …

News from elsewhere on the web (23 June 2010)

Added: 23 Jun 2010

(20 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti sees more safety features coming

Added: 23 Jun 2010

By Jason Stein, Automotive News

Frankfurt, Germany -- Continental AG predicts a dramatic increase in…

Michelin executive honoured in Queen's birthday honours list

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Graham Whitehurst, plant manager at Michelin's factory in Ballymena,…

Bridgestone gives tyres to Mercy Ships

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Rotterdam, Netherlands -- For the third consecutive year Bridgestone has donat…

US tyre industry studied

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- First Research has published a new report titled, Tire Manufacturers…

Michelin updates all-terrain military tyre in US

Added: 23 Jun 2010

ERJ staff report (TB)

Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. (MNA) has introduced…

Styron sold out, intends to be more aggressive

Added: 22 Jun 2010

By David Shaw, ERJ staff

Horgen, Switzerland -- Marco Levi, Vice-president for Emulsion Polymers (w…