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Conti to use fresh slogan in US

Added: 28 Apr 2010

By Bruce Davis, Tire Business Staff

Nassau, Bahamas -- Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) will go t…

Bridgestone Europe to supply Volvo with OE tyres

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe has signed a long-term contract to supply Volvo…

Goodyear has strong first quarter

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has reported 2010 first quarter year…

Conti's rubber group reports positive Q1

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hanover, Germany -- Continental's rubber group has reported sales of around Eu…

Engel adds LWB injection unit to elastomer machines

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Schwertberg, Austria - Engel has announced that LWB Steinl's patented EF-E inj…

DSM Elastomers Q1 sales up 38%

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Heerlen, the Netherlands -- Royal DSM NV's 2010 first quarter (Q1) results hav…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 April 2010)

Added: 28 Apr 2010

(8 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Schwalbe founder Bohle dies aged 75

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Reichshof, Germany -- Ralf Bohle, founder of tyre brand Schwalbe and Ralf Bohl…

SEMA modifying trade show's top vehicle programme

Added: 28 Apr 2010

Tire Business staff report

Diamond Bar, California -- The 'Vehicle Manufacturer of the Show' program…

Rhodia's silica sales up 33% in Q1

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Paris -- Rhodia Silcea, a silica and diphenol subsidiary of the French company…

Yokohama wins CDC award, again

Added: 28 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo -- Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), part of the Yokohama Rubber gr…

Eagle Elastomer's Brown dies at 69

Added: 27 Apr 2010

Rubber and Plastics News staff report

Cuyahoga Falls -- David Brown, 69, one of the founders of Eagl…

EU CV registrations up for first time in 2 years

Added: 27 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Brussels -- Figures published by the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers' …

Joint venture funds tyre chip converter

Added: 27 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina -- Plateau Mineral Development has entered a joi…

Cooper Tire appoints Lewis as Singapore NR buyer

Added: 27 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Nigel Lewis as managin…

Kraton to invest $27M at Ohio plant for IR production

Added: 27 Apr 2010

ERJ staff report (RD)

Houston, Texas -- Kraton Performance Polymers Inc., a producer of styrenic blo…

IRSG looks to refine NR, SR forecasting

Added: 27 Apr 2010

Rubber and Plastics News Staff

Qingdao, China -- To more clearly project global rubber production an…

China slaps high tariffs on imported nylon 6

Added: 27 Apr 2010

By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter (Tire Business)

Beijing -- The Chinese Ministry of Commer…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 April 2010)

Added: 27 Apr 2010

(9 items)

London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Cooper Tire to raise prices 1 June, confirms possible F1 tyre supply

Added: 27 Apr 2010

Adapted from Tire Business & Rubber and Plastics News staff reports

Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & R…