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Supplier of pedals pushes responsibility onto Toyota
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (AN)
DETROIT -- The auto parts supplier fingered in Toyota Motor Corp.'s recent rec…

Strategic growth, cuts help Veyance through the storm
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
FAIRLAWN, Ohio-A two-year string of expansions and acquisitions have proved …

Pirelli claims leadership in environmental sustainability
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy - Pirelli claims leadership in sustainability. The independently-…

Hankook's Hungary plant ships 10 millionth tyre
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rácalmás, Hungary -- In January 2010 Hankook Tire recorded the 10 millionth …

Michelin, Volvo team up for development
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin and the Volvo Group are to work together on innovation projec…

Apollo hosts dealer conference in India
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres brought together its high performing Business P…

Nike to release "green" rubber patents
Added: 28 Jan 2010
ERJ staff report (DS)
Davos, Switzerland -- Mark Parker, Nike, Inc. president and CEO, said his comp…

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
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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…