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Goodyear notes pension fund concerns
Added: 22 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has said it intends to make large contributions to its…

Global platforms could shake up suppliers
Added: 22 Feb 2010
By Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- A new shakeout of the North American suppl…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 Feb 2010)
Added: 22 Feb 2010
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Trelleborg sells equipment from Hartville plant
Added: 22 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hartville, Ohio -- Pelmar Engineering said it has acquired machinery from Trel…

Oil supplier H&R Wasag reports strong results
Added: 22 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Salzberg, Austria -- H&R Wasag AG has increased its profitability in the 12 mo…

Bridgestone expects bumper year in 2010
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone reported profits for the 12 months ended December 2009 in…

US, European belt drive study published
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
San Jose, California -- Global Industry Analysts has published a new report ti…

Wind turbine seals from ECO instead of NBR
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nuremberg, Germany -- Otto Haas KG in Nuremberg is now using epichlorohydrin e…

OTR tyre demand recovery 'gradual'
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tucson, Arizona -- The US OTR tyre market is “poised for recovery,†a Brid…

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

Bridgestone breaks ground on new Akron tech centre
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (BATO) broke ground to…

West increases sales, profits in fourth quarter
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Lionville, Pennsylvania -- Medical components manufacturer West Pharmaceutic…

Sicom brings in electronic trading for RSS, TSR
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Sicom has brougt in electronic trading systems for its RSS3 and T…

Czech Ambassador visits Alpha Pneus in Brazil
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
São Paulo, Brazil -- Ivan Jancárek, the Czech Ambassador to Brazil, visited …

US company sells boots for dogs made from NR
Added: 19 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brooklyn, New York -- A US company is selling boots for dogs made from natural…

Goodyear posts loss for year, but gains in 4th quarter
Added: 18 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear suffered a drop in sales and net loss in 2009 but re…

MHI to open tyre machinery unit in China
Added: 18 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is about to launch local prod…

Silicone fibres to replace Spandex?
Added: 18 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lyons, France - BlueStar Silicones has launched a range of silicone elastomer …

IISRP, CNCIC issue joint studies on China's elastomers
Added: 18 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, I…

Conti adds printing blanket support in Singapore
Added: 18 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- ContiTech has opened a new service centre for printing blankets i…