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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…

Lanxess opens NBR Tech centre in Alsace
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
La Wantzenau, France - Lanxess has officially opened its new research and deve…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 May 2010)
Added: 19 May 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

RMA will split into tyre, non-tyre activities
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The Elastomer Products Group (EPG) of the US-based Rubber Man…

Goodyear sues former lawyers over crash claim
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago, Illinois - Goodyear Tire & Rubber has filed a lawsuit against its for…

Textile-reinforced high pressure hose cuts noise
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech has developed a textile-reinforced suspension hos…

Vystar to raise $750 000
Added: 19 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Duluth, Georgia - Vystar Corp., which makes a de-proteinised latex for use in …

Tyre markets continue recovery - Pirelli
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli has updated its website with data on tyre markets for t…

Philippines joins ANRPC
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) s…

Apollo using Reifen 2010 to launch brand in Europe
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Gurgaon, India -- India's Apollo Tyres Ltd. is using this year's Reifen tyre e…

SSL sales jump on acquisitions
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London - SSL International plc, the UK based healthcare group said sales incre…

News from elsewhere on the web (18 May 2010)
Added: 18 May 2010
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Asean Rubber Conference set for KL in June
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Organisers have said the Asean Rubber Conference will take plac…

Bridgestone delivers 50 ppm to Daf
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - Bridgestone has won the PacCar 50PPM Quality Achievement Award for …

Pirelli, Michelin among Ford's noted suppliers
Added: 18 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Dearborn, Michigan -- Ford Motor Co. has recognised 40 suppliers, including Mi…

Reliance, Sibur to make butyl rubber in India
Added: 17 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India - Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), India's largest private sector…

EU car registration rally ends
Added: 17 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels, - New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4 percent in …