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Cooper-Standard files for chapter 11 protection in US
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Novi, Michigan. -- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper…

German Environment agency nominates rubber softeners for restriction
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Berlin -- Germany's environmental agency, the Umwelt Bundesamt (UBA) has nomin…

M & M moves to radials for agricultural OE
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Apollo Tyres has begun supplies of its radial tractor tyres, …

Bridgestone officially opens Japanese OTR tyre plant
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has officially opened its new Kitakyushu Plant for …

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

Toyo to adopt Eco mark for fuel-efficient tyres
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. will start marking its fuel-efficie…

Disc-golf - now with rubber discs
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
North Brookfield, Massachusetts -- Players of disc-golf will now have the chan…

US rubber, fibre businesses studied
Added: 5 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Supplier Relations US has published a new report titled, Re…

Lanxess announces speakers at Rubber's centenary event on 12 Sept.
Added: 4 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cologne, Germany -- Lanxess AG has announced a preliminary programme for its 1…

News from elsewhere on the web (04 August 2009)
Added: 4 Aug 2009
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Dow's SBR unit to be sold as part of newly formed Styron business
Added: 4 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Midland, Michigan -- Changes continue at Dow as the global plastics leader pl…

Goodyear's non-pneumatic lunar tyre can carry higher loads
Added: 4 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Th…

Conti Chairman Neumann keeps seat - for now
Added: 4 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG Executive Board Chairman Karl-Thomas Neuma…

Textile company studied
Added: 4 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- SeeNews has published a new report titled, Cateks d.d. (Croatia) - Co…

Continental to raise more capital
Added: 3 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- Continental AG's Supervisory Board has approved a capital…

Arkema buys US Acrylic latex business from Dow
Added: 3 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Colombes, France -- Arkema has bought the North AMerican acrylic latex busines…

News from elsewhere on the web (03 August 2009)
Added: 3 Aug 2009
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Titan posts sales, earnings decline in second quarter
Added: 3 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Quincy, Illlinois - Titan International Inc.'s net income fell 55.6 percent to…

Lanxess to pay $3.1 million in environmental penalties
Added: 3 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Washington DC -- Lanxess Corp, as the former owner and operator of a chemical …

Conti Carbon, Ponca Tribe settle emissions lawsuit
Added: 3 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- A federal judge has approved a $10.5 million sett…