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Baron Velge, Honorary Chairman of Bekaert, passes on
Added: 31 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Louvain, Belgium -- The Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, and t…

Cooper-Standard exits 10-month bankruptcy
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Wilmington, Delaware. (Reuters) -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc emerged from a…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 May 2010)
Added: 28 May 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Reifen show to open in Essen on Tuesday
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Europe's largest tyre exhibition opens on Tuesday at the Exh…

Nokian promotes low rolling resistance tyres
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nokia, Finland -- Nokian Tyres is promoting the energy-economy of its tyres. â…

Challenge Bibendum opens in Rio this weekend
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- The 10th Michelin Challenge Bibendum will be held this year in Rio de…

Ghosn's mantra: Go big or you'll go away
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Size matters in auto company survival, Renault and Nissan…

Alliance shipping Chinese-made TPEs
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Romulus, Michigan -- Alliance Polymers and Services LLC said it is shipping …

Chinese tyre maker, US unit hire media agency
Added: 28 May 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Monrovia, California -- China's Double Coin Holdings Ltd. and its North Amer…

European CV sales still fragile
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Four months into the year, total European commercial vehicle sales…

Lanxess buys into bio-chemical company
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG has acquired a minority share in US biofuel …

Toyota US distributors recall vehicles for tyre labels
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Washington DC -- Distributors for Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest aut…

JK Tyre to invest $195 million in 6th Indian plant
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
New Delhi, India -- Indian tyre maker JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. plans to inves…

Think industry regs are bad now? Expect greater challenges, greater impact as TREAD Act 'matures'
Added: 27 May 2010
By Miles Moore, ERJ staff
Hilton Head, South Carolina.-State and federal regulatory challenges will …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 May 2010)
Added: 27 May 2010
(7 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Simrit wins French aeropsace approvals
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Freudenberg's Simrit subsidiary has won aerospace approval for seven …

Nokian gives details of Russian strategy
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- Nokian Tyres has published a presentation on its strategy…

India cuts restrictions on radial tyre imports
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi -- India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade has removed radial t…

Report studies tyre cord business
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Companies and Markets is selling a report titled, Tire Cord . The 163…

Gates wins gag order on Dorman belt tensioners
Added: 27 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Denver, Colorado -- Gates Corp. said it has settled its litigation against Dor…