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Feds look at Toyota electronics as source of acceleration defects
Added: 4 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Washington -- The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is looking into whethe…

Goodyear offers debt exchange
Added: 4 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has initiated an offer to exchange any and all of it…

Ohio EPA fines Evonik Degussa for pollution
Added: 3 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Belpre, Ohio -- Evonik Degussa Engineering Carbons Corporation has agreed to p…

Wyko Tire sold to US company
Added: 3 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Greenback Tennessee -- Davian Enterprises LLC has bought the assets, technolog…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 Feb 2010)
Added: 3 Feb 2010
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Report says rubber consumption to rise 4.1% annually to 2013
Added: 3 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Cleveland, Ohio -- World rubber consumption will rise 4.1 percent annually to …

Rubberlite appoints Dimitroff to R&D team
Added: 3 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Huntington, Virginia -- Rubberlite Inc., a US-based converter of cellular rubb…

Tyre makers, USW fight over tyre imports from Thailand
Added: 3 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington -- A battle is brewing in the US Office of the Trade Representati…

Hoffmann Mineral appoints new Asia-Pacific sales manager
Added: 3 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Nuremberg, Germany -- Functional filler maker Hoffmann Mineral has appointed N…

Michelin gains controlling share in Shanghai Warrior Tire
Added: 2 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Paris -- Michelin has acquired 30 percent shares and full control of Shanghai …

Eagle debuts OTR tyre cutter
Added: 2 Feb 2010
Tire Business staff report
South Sioux City, Nebraska -- Eagle International LLC, a manufacturer of …

NHTSA speaker to speak at Clemson tyre conference
Added: 2 Feb 2010
Tire Business staff report
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina -- Mary Versailles, senior policy advi…

Omnova raises prices for carpet latices
Added: 2 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fairlawn, Ohio -- Omnova Solutions is increasing prices for styrene butadiene…

Michelin launches lightweight moto tyre
Added: 2 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has held a global launch of its latest motorbike tyre, claim…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Feb 2010)
Added: 2 Feb 2010
(19 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Toyota says dealers to begin repairing faulty pedals this week
Added: 2 Feb 2010
By Hans Greimel, Crain News Service
Tokyo -- Toyota Motor Corp. has developed a dealer remedy to fix…

Conti appoints Felix as senior VP of communications
Added: 2 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has appointed Felic Gress as the new senior vi…

Chinese supplier offers rubber chemicals, compounds and tyres
Added: 2 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Qingdao, China -- A Chinese trading company -- Grand Opulence says it is offer…

Smithers opens offices in India, Sri Lanka
Added: 2 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chennai, India -- Smithers Scientific Services Inc. is rteaming up with Akron …

ETRMA reports timid recovery in car tyre markets
Added: 1 Feb 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- European markets for car tyres are recovering slowly, but markets …