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Toyota's floor mat fix: Tie it down
Added: 19 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Detroit, Michigan -- Before Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. recalls 3.8 million…

Evonik introduces low PAH carbon blacks
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Essen, Germany -- Evonik Industries offers two high performance blacks for the…

Peter Taylor receives OBE
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Peter Taylor, the secretary general of the Tyre Recovery Association…

ETRMA supports EU tyre labelling proposal
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels - ETRMA and its 12 leading tyre corporate members have said they full…

Contitech buys out shares in Indian joint venture
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
New Delhi -- India's government has agreed to sell off the shares it indirectl…

Vystar launches low-protein condom
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Atlanta, Georgia -- Vystar Corp. and Alatech Healthcare, LLC have launched a m…

Dunlop partners with BMW Motorsport
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Dunlop is a new Technical Partner of BMW Motorsport. As part…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 Oct 2009)
Added: 16 Oct 2009
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Freedonia launches TPE study to 2013
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, World Thermopl…

Michelin introduced studded winter tyre for vans
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin has introduced a new tyre for vans operating in extreme wint…

Schwarzenegger signs bill to clean up scrap tyres along California-Mexico border
Added: 16 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Sacremento, California -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed int…

Consumers want speed and safety from their TPMS
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- An overwhelming number of motorists in the UK believe that tyre pres…

Freudenberg-NOK to close plant in Iowa
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Plymouth, Michigan -- Freudenberg-Nok General Partnership is to close the manu…

New car registrations continue to rise in Europe
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- In September, European passenger car registrations increased by 6.…

Nizhnekamskshina to add all-steel radial truck plant
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nizhnekamsk, Tararstan -- Tatneft, the chemical company and parent of the Nizh…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 October 2009)
Added: 15 Oct 2009
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Bridgestone supplies Eco tyres for Merc hybrids in Japan
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has started supplying Potenza RE050 Ecopia tyres as…

Michelin will continue Green X Challenge in 2010
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Greenville, South Carolina -- Michelin North America Inc. will continue its su…

UK body says drivers' attention to tyres varies by region
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Drivers in East Anglia and the North West are among the most likely …

ITRPF schedules meeting for 11 November
Added: 15 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- The the International Tyre, Rubber & Plastics Federation (IT…