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Michelin uses sunflower oil in US version of Primacy all-season tyre
Added: 24 May 2010
By Kathy McCarron, ERJ staff
Greenville, South Carolina -- It seems Michelin North America Inc. (MNA…

Titan to evaluate consumer-related Denman assets
Added: 24 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois - Titan Tire Corp. will probably look to divest some of the c…

IRSG adds 3 to Panel of Associates
Added: 24 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group has added three members to i…

Global tyre recovery in full swing
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

US tyre output down 15% in '09
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- US tyre production fell 14.6 percent last year to 148.3 milli…

Hexion to raise SBR latex prices
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Columbus, Ohio -- Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., is to increase the price o…

VMI launches single-stage airspring builder
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Epe, Netherlands - VMI has adapted its tyre building technology to airsprings.…

News from elsewhere on the web (21 May 2010)
Added: 21 May 2010
(11 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Goodyear expanding Lawton tyre plant
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Lawton, Oklahoma -- Goodyear has begun construction on a 200,000-sq.-ft. expan…

Kumho returns to profit in Q1
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul - Kumho Tire's parent company - not global consolidated figures -- poste…

Conti launches range of industrial tyres
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover - Continental AG gas launched two new ranges of pneumatic radial tyre…

Students pessimistic about future careers - Continental
Added: 21 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover - The consequences of the economic and financial crisis have had a te…

Arkema reports Q1 sales up by 20%
Added: 20 May 2010
$0$0$0$0$0ERJ staff report (RD)$0$0Paris -- French company Arkema, which sells self-healing elastom…

Bridgestone named as Boeing supplier of the year
Added: 20 May 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has been named a 2009 supplier of the year by the B…

Titan buys Denman assets
Added: 20 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Youngstown, Ohio - During a May 19 US Bankruptcy Court auction in Youngstown, …

News from elsewhere on the web (20 May 2010)
Added: 20 May 2010
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Yokohama, union reach tentative 4-year accord at Salem tyre plant
Added: 19 May 2010
$0$0$0$0$0Tire Business staff report$0$0Salem, Virginia -- Yokohama Tire Corp. and the United Steel…

Italian hose maker sets up in Macedonia
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Bunardzik , Macedonia - Italian high pressure hose maker, TeknoHose is setting…

TPMS, winter switch-over helps Canadians with tyre maintenance
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Toronto, Canada - Canada has fewer under-inflated tyres thanks to more widespr…

Analysts predict European car sales will recover by 2014
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - The UK's federation of car makers, the Society of Motor Manufacturers…