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Toyo's US VP Allaire moves to Kumho
Added: 28 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Rancho Cucamonga, California - Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. has hired Armand Allaire…

Bridgestone contributes to Indonesian earthquake relief efforts
Added: 28 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Tokyo - Bridgestone Corp. is donating a total of Yen 4.5 million (Euro 33 000)…

Michelin sees sales fall, but sees signs of market turnaround
Added: 27 Oct 2009
Tire Business staff report
Paris - Group Michelin's sales revenue fell 10.9 percent to $5.62 billion…

Global tyres sales still down, but not out -- Michelin
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Italian cable firm Prysmian invests €32m in US vulcanising plant
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (EPN)
Prysmian, an Italy-based supplier of cables to the energy and telecoms market…

News from elsewhere on the web (27 October 2009)
Added: 27 Oct 2009
(22 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Tokai Rubber raises mid-year forecasts
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd has revised upwards its sales and earning…

Hexpol sees healthy profit on lower sales in Q3
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Hexpol AB, the Swedish-based compounding and rubber gaske…

Rediweld gains AS9100 accreditation for rubber moulding
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hampshire, UK - Rediweld Technical Moulding has received AS9100 accreditation …

RWI agrees rubber insulation contract for Yas Island
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Dubai, UAE - Rubber World Industries (RWI), manufacturer of Gulf-O-Flex - a cl…

Davis-Standard introduces new hinge-roll feedsection
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Pawcatuck, Connecticut - Davis-Standard llc has introduced a new patent-pendin…

Marangoni adds new lines to winter retreading range
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Rovereto, Italy - Marangoni, an Italian tyre manufacturer based Rovereto, has …

Goodyear joins road safety charter
Added: 27 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels, Belgium - Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe has joined the European Road …

European heavy truck sales down by 47 percent in nine months
Added: 26 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- New commercial vehicle registrations in Europe were down 27.7 perc…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Oct 2009)
Added: 26 Oct 2009
(31 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

GM hits the brakes on Opel deal; no signing with Magna this week
Added: 26 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt, Germany -- General Motors Co. put on hold a deal to sell a 55 perce…

Cabot brings Tianjin expansion on stream
Added: 26 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tiknanjin, China -- Cabot Corp. has commissioned its 150,000 metric tons expan…

US auto sales down 6 percent in Oct., JD Power says
Added: 26 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- October US auto sales should be down about 6 percent from…

California bans lead from tyre weights
Added: 26 Oct 2009
By Miles Moore (TB)
SACRAMENTO, California -- California is banning lead wheel weights starting in J…

Ford crossover plant being idled due to parts shortage
Added: 26 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Labour violence at a Ford Motor Co. supplier in India has…