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DATL buys Yokohama's aero tyre equipment
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is to buy aircraft tyre equipment from…

Titan to test 73.5-inch tyre
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Quincy, Illinois -- Titan Tire expects to test a 73.5-inch super giant tyre th…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Feb 2010)
Added: 26 Feb 2010
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Conti sponsors 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG is sponsoring the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Br…

Helix Medical Europe opens
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Kaiserslautern, Germany-Freudenberg & Co. K.G. has opened a manufacturing op…

Rubber used as trailing edge on wind turbine
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Copenhagen -- The Danish sustainable energy laboratory has successfully tested…

Titan in the red for quarter, year
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illinois - Titan International Inc. suffered net losses in the quarter…

Federal-Mogul posts $43 million in 4Q net income
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Southfield, Michigan-Federal-Mogul Corp. posted its third-consecutive net in…

Hummer bidders surface after GM deal collapses, report says
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors Co. is examining offers for Hummer in the …

Apollo concludes vehicle dynamics workshop
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- Apollo Tyres has concluded its second annual Vehicle Dynamic…

AirBoss opens factory in Vermont
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Burlington, Vermont -- After waiting for machinery it ordered in July to arr…

Bekaert profits rise on lower sales
Added: 26 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kortrijk, Belgium -- NV Bekart SA has reported strong results for the 12 month…

Yokohama introduces new tyre range, exhibiting at Geneva Motor Show
Added: 25 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Tokyo -- The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. Has introduced a new “high-performance…

Cray Valley names Drexler as rubber director
Added: 24 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Exton, Pennsylvania -- Cray Valley, a specialist in raw materials for the rubb…

Raw power: Materials can affect prices on many levels
Added: 24 Feb 2010
By Miles Moore, Rubber & Plastics News Staff
In the latest spate of price increases, tyre and rubber…

TyreSafe launches new safety incentive scheme in UK
Added: 24 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Essex, UK - independent garages and tyre dealers can support tyre safety by be…

Toyoda testimony: As auto maker grew, safety suffered
Added: 24 Feb 2010
By Neil Roland, Crain News Service
Washington -- Toyota Motor Corp. president Akio Mr. Toyoda plans …

MCR introduces TPR protective glove technology
Added: 24 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Memphis, Tennessee -- MCR Safety, a global specialist in protective equipment,…

Kraiburg TPE compounds used in solar charger
Added: 24 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Waldkraiburg, Germany -- Kraiburg TPE, a manufacturer of thermoplastic elastom…

Bridgestone raises tyre prices in Europe
Added: 24 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Bridgestone Europe NV/SA has announced that it will increase price…