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Saab future under threat as buyer Koenigsegg drops out
Added: 25 Nov 2009
By Chrissie Thompson, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- General Motors Co.'s deal to sell its Saa…

Nominations open for Tire Technology awards
Added: 25 Nov 2009
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Dorking UK -- Organisers of the 2010 Tire Technology Expo have said nomination…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 Nov 2009)
Added: 25 Nov 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Lanxess to make custom Therban grades for Eriks
Added: 25 Nov 2009
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Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG''s Technical Rubber Products (TRP) business u…

Global report on carbon black is published
Added: 25 Nov 2009
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Dublin, Ireland -- BizAcumenhas published a new report titled, Carbon Black - …

Calcium Carbonate market studied
Added: 25 Nov 2009
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Paris -- Bizacumen has published a new report titled, Calcium Carbonate - A Gl…

UK's Tyresafe wins Road Safety Award
Added: 25 Nov 2009
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London -- TyreSafe, the UK's leading tyre safety organisation, has been awarde…

New use for scrap tyres: steel manufacture
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Sydney, Australia -- After cement manufacture, we can now look forward to seei…

Parliamentary committee backs draft regulation on tyre labelling
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Brussels -- From November 2012 all new tyres on sale in Europe will be classif…

Cheng Shin to build truck, bus, car tyre plant in China - report
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Taipei, Taiwan -- Cheng Shin Rubber is to builld a plant in China to make tyre…

Winter retread uses silicon carbide for grip
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Reykjavik, Iceland -- A Icelandic company, New Industries Ltd, of ReykjavÃk h…

Momentive to boost silicone capacity, line
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Albany, new York -- Momentive Performance Materials said it will double the ca…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 Nov 2009)
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

US Equipment and Tool Institute studies TPMS
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Rochester, Michigan -- The US-based Equipment and Tool Institute is launching …

Translogik buys name, IP of Pneu-Logic
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Bicester, UK -- Translogik Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transense, ha…

Goodyear Fuel Max gets Prius OE fitment
Added: 24 Nov 2009
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Akron, Ohio -- Toyota Motor North America Inc. has added Goodyear's Assurance …

PolyOne's 'pruning' pays off in regrowth
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (PN) Frank Esposito
Avon Lake, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. has pulled itself back from …

PolyOne advances sustainable lineup
Added: 24 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (PN) Frank Esposito
Avon Lake, Ohio -- PolyOne Corp. is moving ahead with efforts …

New Chemistry slashes need for zinc oxide
Added: 23 Nov 2009
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Dresden, Germany -- A paper presented by Dr. Gert Heinrich of the Leibniz Inst…

Pirelli secures EIB loan for R&D projects
Added: 23 Nov 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
MILAN, Italy (Nov. 20, 2009) - Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has secured $149 million in…