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News from elsewhere on the web (03 June 2010)
Added: 3 Jun 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Nokian ceo expects greater share in Russian and Nordic tyre markets
Added: 3 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Nokian, Finland -- Kim Gran, ceo of Finnish tyre maker Nokian, expects the com…

Daetwyler buys online profile measurement system
Added: 3 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Schattdorf, Switzerland -- Rubber technology specialist Daetwyler Rubber has l…

Tenneco to supply UK aftermarket parts biz
Added: 3 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Lake Forest, Illinois -- Tenneco Inc. has been selected by Unipart Automotive,…

Freudenberg develops white hygienic EPDM
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Process Seals is expanding its material portf…

Fire damages UK rubber reclamation factory
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Devon, UK -- A rubber reclamation factory in western Devon in the UK has suffe…

Conti launches long-distance trailer tyre
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany -- The HTL ECO-PLUS trailer tyre from Continental AG complete…

NHTSA warns of rubber floor mat issues with Ford Focus and Mecury Milan
Added: 2 Jun 2010
Adapted from an Automotive News report
Detroit, Michigan (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co.'s Fusion and …

Germany will probably reject Opel aid request, lawmaker says
Added: 2 Jun 2010
Automotive News report
Berlin, Germany -- Germany will probably reject General Motors Co.'s aid requ…

Apollo gives more details on its brand strategy
Added: 2 Jun 2010
By David Shaw, ERJ staff report
Essen, Germany -- Apollo expects to have European fitments on its Ap…

Tyre industry sold out
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- If you want to source a few thousand tyres, it's going to co…

OCI adds carbon black capacity in Korea
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- OCI Co Ltd has said it is adding 100 000 tonnes of capacity fo…

Cabot to add carbon black in Indonesia
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Jakarta, Indonesia -- PT Cabot Indonesia, a subsidiary of Cabot Corp. is to i…

Vredestein-brand tyres to be made in India
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Vredestein has won board approval to increase capacity at it…

Rubber de-vulcaniser opens first North American facility
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Mississauga, Ontario -- Watson Brown HSM Canada Ltd. has opened its first rubb…

News from elsewhere on the web (2 June 2010)
Added: 2 Jun 2010
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin to offer 'virtual' Le Mans 24 experience
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Le Mans, France -- Gearheads who follow international sports car racing will …

US Consumer Reports studies fuel-efficient tyres
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington, DC - The respected US consumer organisation Consumer Reports likes…

Sicom, Tocom to collaborate
Added: 2 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- The commodities exchanges based in Singapore and Tokyo -- Sicom a…

Apollo Tyres to launch brand in Europe
Added: 1 Jun 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Following the acquisition of Dutch tyre maker Vredestein Ban…