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

China leader calls for better labour conditions as Honda workers suspend strike
Added: 16 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Zhongshan, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged better treatment of the na…

Hankook offices win emissions certification
Added: 16 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, South Korea -- Hankook Tire has obtained the greenhouse emission certif…

Kraiburg TPE to extend joint development projects with Hilti tools
Added: 16 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Waldkraiburg, Germany - Following a number of successful projects, Kraiburg TP…

Yokohama to enter electric vehicle in Pikes Peak hill climbing challenge
Added: 16 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - Team Yokohama is to enter an electric vehicle (EV) in the 2010 Pikes P…

Vibracoustic merges N American unit into global structure
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Weinheim, Germany -- Vibracoustic North America (VNA) located in Plymouth, Mic…

F1: It's going to be Pirelli
Added: 15 Jun 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
London -- Pirelli will be the next supplier of tyres to the F1 motor racing…

DSM aims to settle EPDM antitrust case with $25 million payout
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Heerlen, Netherlands -- DSM Elastomers aims to settle a long-running anti-trus…

EU car demand declines for 2nd consecutive month
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Demand for new cars in the EU declined for the second month this y…

Eliokem raises prices, adds capacity in antioxidants
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Eliokem is introducing a worldwide price increase for its Wingstay L …

Wnuk to manage after markets for Davis-Standard
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pawcatuk, Connecticut -- Davis-Standard LLC's Extrusion unit said that Joseph…

Gates switches notched V-belts to EPDM
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado -- The Industrial Power Transmission unit of Gates Corp. now …

ContiTech marks 111 years of rubber
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG is marking 111 years of rubber drive belt …

Honda China plant resumes work; Friday deadline looms
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
ZHONGSHAN, China (Reuters) -- Workers at a factory making locks for Honda Moto…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 June 2010)
Added: 15 Jun 2010
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

TSRC may expand Indian E-SBR plant - report
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corp (TSRC) expects to expand capaci…

Short report published on Indian maker of insoluble sulphur
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Data has published a new report titled, Oriental Carbon and Ch…

Carbon Green announces F1 sponsorship deal
Added: 15 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Montreal, Canada -- Carbon Green Inc. has announced a sponsorship deal with F1…

European tyre sales still on the increase
Added: 14 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Tyre sales in Europe continue to increase, according to data fo…

Linatex bought by Weir Group
Added: 14 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- In a stock exchange announcement, UK-based Weir Group said it has bo…