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GM to sign deal to sell Opel early this week, report says
Added: 19 Oct 2009
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Munich, Germany -- General Motors Co. will sign a deal to sell a majority stak…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 Oct 2009)
Added: 19 Oct 2009
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What is a Substance? REACh workshop scheduled
Added: 19 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- On the 1st December 2009 the European Chemicals Agency wi…

Germany says EU concerns don't endanger GM-Magna deal for Opel
Added: 19 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Berlin, Germany -- Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg expressed confi…

Cooper names general manager for China plant venture
Added: 19 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
FINDLAY, Ohio (Oct. 16, 2009) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Steven Zhou…

Hankook to recruit tyre engineers in Europe
Added: 19 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany -- Hankook Tire wants to recruit three tyre engineers at…

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
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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
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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
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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.…