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GITI disappointed in tariff decision
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC - GITI Tire (USA) Ltd. is "deeply disappointed" by President Oba…

China Rubber Industry Association calls for sanctions on US products
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
SHANGHAI (Sept. 12, 2009) - The China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) is co…

Fight looms over German state aid to Magna-led Opel
Added: 14 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Frankfurt / Brussels (Reuters) -- Magna International Inc.'s plan to buy Opel …

ContiTech invests Euro 2.4 M in Hungarian hose plant
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - ContiTech Rubber Industrial has invested Euro 2.4 million …

NR from Russian dandelions?
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Aachen, Germany - Researchers from Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, a German research …

Lanxess celebrates 100 years of rubber
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Leverkusen, Germany - Speciality chemicals company Lanxess AG will celebrate t…

Carlisle opens European office
Added: 11 Sep 2009
Tire Business staff report
Zevenaar, the Netherlands - Carlisle Companies Inc. has opened Carlisle …

New technology improves waste tyre conversion
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Mount Laurel, New Jersey - Global Resource Corp., a developer of patent-pendi…

US Labor Dept. cites child labour use by NR producers
Added: 11 Sep 2009
Tire Business staff report
Washington - Liberia, Burma, Cambodia and the Philippines use child lab…

Chinese carbon black industry report
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Shanghai, China - A new report from China Research & Intelligence (CRI) has li…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 Sept 2009)
Added: 11 Sep 2009
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers might be int…

Rubber industry report online
Added: 11 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Singapore - The International Rubber Study Group's (IRSG) Jul - Sep 2009 iss…

GM said to be ready to deliver decision on Opel
Added: 10 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
DETROIT/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. shook up its management and …

News from elsewhere on the web (10 Sept 2009)
Added: 10 Sep 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

6 of 7 Goodyear plants protected in union contract
Added: 10 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
By Brad Dawson, Rubber & Plastics News staff
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- The te…

Dow promotes expertise in rubber-metal bonding
Added: 10 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Following its acquisition of Rohm & Haas, Dow Ch…

UNECE announces harmonised vehicle noise test procedure
Added: 9 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva, Switzerland -- UNECE (UN Economic Commission for Europe) has announced…

Hankook to commence next phase of Hungarian project
Added: 9 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Neu-Isenburg, Germany, -- Hankook Tire has said it plans to invest a further e…

Reitzle to head Conti's Supervisory Board
Added: 9 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover,Germany -- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Reitzle, chairman of the Executive…

Management changes at Cabot
Added: 9 Sep 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boson, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has said David Miller will join Cabot as G…