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ERJ seeks information from rubber machinery suppliers
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Each year, ERJ reports on the global rubber machinery business. Part of the re…

Momentive acquires Continental's tyre application lab
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials USA Inc. has acquired a 22…

Goodyear plans 63-inch OTR launch for 2011
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear, which recently announced plans to produce its own lin…

Spyker has deal to buy Saab from General Motors, avoiding shutdown
Added: 27 Jan 2010
By Chrissie Thompson, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars NV tod…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 Jan 2010)
Added: 27 Jan 2010
(16 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Washington State won't ban studded tyres, NWTDA says
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Olympia, Washington -- A plan by the Washington State's Department of Revenue …

Vianor store in Kharkov, Ukraine is Nokian's 600th
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kharkov, Ukraine -- Nokian's 600th Vianor outlet was opened in Kharkov, Ukrain…

Congressmen demand monitoring of effects of Chinese tyre tariffs
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- In a letter to US Trade Representative (USTR) Ron Kirk, two c…

Michelin makes pledge to Haiti relief
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. has pledged a $100…

Honeywell to close Illinois boot factory by 2011
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Morris Township, New Jersey -- Honeywell International Inc.'s Safety Product…

Cooper pledges up to $25,000 for Haiti relief
Added: 27 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (TB)
Findlay, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has pledged up to $25,000 in donatio…

Dätwyler sees light at the end of the tunnel
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Altdorf, Switzerland - Dätwyler Group recorded a slight recovery of demand in…

NR supply fell by 5.1 percent in 2009 - ANRPC
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- The total supply of natural rubber (NR) in the Member Countrie…

European CV registrations down by 32.4% in 2009
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- new commercial vehicle registrations in Europe declined by 32.4% c…

Indian road deaths blamed on under-inflated tyres
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Between 250 and 315 people die every day in road accidents a…

ANRPC denies rumours of buffer stock sales
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Prof. Dr. Djoko Said Damardjati,?Secretary-General?ANRPC has sa…

Spyker set to announce Saab buy, Swedish TV says
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
Stockholm (Reuters) -- Spyker Cars NV is set to announce the purchase of Saab …

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

Arkema completes purchase of Dow units
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Midland, Michigan -- Arkema Inc. has completed the purchase of Dow Chemical …

Conti restructures tyre management in Germanic countries
Added: 26 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- . Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH, has restructured it…