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Koppers reports stronger carbon sales
Added: 7 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Koppers Holdings Inc. said carbon sales increased …

Pirelli brings forward capacity expansion plans
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Pirelli is to raise capacity in its low cost tyre factories an…

Bridgestone Diversified Products restructures in China
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone has set up a company to oversee its diversified products …

Cooper's 1st quarter results improve from '09
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. reported net income of $12 million f…

Nokian's Q1 results confirm recovery
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki -- â€The tide has turned but it's not plain sailing yet," said Kim G…

Cooper Tire to boost capacity
Added: 6 May 2010
By William Schertz, ERJ staff (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. plans to boost its manu…

Yokohama marks opening of NR factory
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has officially opened its natural rubbe…

Tomkins reports automotive recovery in Q1
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Tomkins PLC has said it expects to report strong results for the thr…

Report predicts consolidation in Chinese tyre sector
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- China Research & Intelligence has published a new report ti…

News from elsewhere on the web (06 May 2010)
Added: 6 May 2010
(13 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Thermopol set to expand
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone has set up a company to oversee its diversified products …

Tokai sets up office in Shanghai
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Tokai Rubber has set up a new office in Shanghai, to coordinate mater…

Kraton returns to profit in Q1 on sales volume up by 55 percent
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. said revenues and profits …

Trostel acquires selected Chicago-Allis assets
Added: 6 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone has set up a company to oversee its diversified products …

Omnova raises prices for SBR products
Added: 5 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Omnova Solutions has announced price increases of $0.03 per …

Independent movie about a killer tyre to debut in Cannes
Added: 5 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS) -- Cannes, France -- A movie about a homicidal scrap tyre is to debut at this…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 May 2010)
Added: 5 May 2010
(17 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Short report published on Goodyear
Added: 5 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Aruvian's R'search has published a new report titled, Finan…

Pirelli wants to make money from F1 bid
Added: 5 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- Speaking at a analysts' conference in Milan this morning, Pire…

Tokai Rubber projects higher income
Added: 5 May 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Tokai Rubber has revised upwards its projections for the 12 months to…