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Arkema launches bio-sourced TPE materials
Added: 6 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Arkema has introduced Pebax Rnew100, a range of thermoplastic elastom…

Du Pont marks 25 years of the CVJ boot
Added: 6 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Troy, Michigan -- DuPont is marking 25 years of supplying its Hytrel material …

News from elsewhere on the web (06 Oct 2009)
Added: 6 Oct 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Cooper to hike capacity, go to 7-day production at Arkansas factory
Added: 6 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
FINDLAY, Ohio (Oct. 5, 2009) - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will increase capacity…

US - Jury orders Michelin to pay nearly $12 million in Texas tyre liability case
Added: 6 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (Oct. 5, 2009) - A Texas jury has ordered Michelin North A…

Conti, MAG stop talking over future of Clairoix
Added: 5 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental has said it is no longer talking to Middle-Ea…

Kraton Polymers planning IPO
Added: 5 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (PN)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers LLC - one of the world's largest styrenic bl…

News from elsewhere on the web (05 Oct 2009)
Added: 5 Oct 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

USW ratifies new 4-year pacts with Bridgestone Americas
Added: 5 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The United Steelworkers (USW) union´s members hav…

Lanxess welcomes EU tyre labelling rules
Added: 5 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG said it welcomes the compromise reached betw…

SSL to acquire Gainbridge
Added: 5 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
London -SSL International PLC has purchased Gainbridge Investments (Cyprus) …

Tyre industry achieves objectives with tyre labelling rules
Added: 2 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The tyre industry has won almost all its objectives with the new t…

Indonesian earthquake creates NR uncertainty
Added: 2 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Padang, Indonesia -- A catastrophic earthquake in Sumatra, the largest islan…

More rubber-like materials for rapid prototyping
Added: 2 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Rehovot, Israel -- Objet Geometries has launched a new range of rapid prototyp…

News from elsewhere on the web (02 Oct 2009)
Added: 2 Oct 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

JohnDow completes asset purchase of parts supplier
Added: 2 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Barberton, Ohio -- Automotive shop equipment and supplies maker JohnDow Indust…

Solideal debuts eco-friendly tyre line
Added: 2 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Solideal USA has introduced the Ecomatic eco-frie…

US Recycler to make rubber powders
Added: 2 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Port St Lucie, Florida -- Florida Tire Recycling Inc. has created a subsidia…

EU strikes deal on tyre labelling
Added: 1 Oct 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- In three years all new tyres on sale in Europe will be classified …

RockTron filler offers greener green tyres
Added: 1 Oct 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ Staff
London -- RockTron fillers are derived from pulverised fuel ash (PFA). In c…