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Yokohama tree project recognised
Added: 3 Aug 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tokyo - Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) was formally recognised by environmental gro…

Schaeffler seeking sale of rubber group - reports
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Reuters is reporting an un-named executive board member of…

Michelin reports positive cash flow, despite first-half operating loss
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Michelin reported sales revenue down by 13 percent for the six months…

Truck tyre sales show no sign of recovery -Michelin
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

News from elsewhere on the web (31 July 2009)
Added: 31 Jul 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mig…

Bekaert sales fall, but Asian activities compensate
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kortrijk, Belgium -- Bekaert's saw consolidated sales down by 7.9 percent in t…

RubberNetwork to be merged into Elemica
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- -- Elemica, a supply chain services provider, and RubberNetwork, a g…

EChA does not endorse consulting companies
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Helsinki, Finland -- EChA, the European Chemicals Agency charged with implemen…

Biofuels and elastomers conference set for UK in September
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Artis, the rubber engineering company, is organising a confere…

Three rubber companies analysed
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- SeeNews has published two new company profiles titled, Kauchuk AD (Bu…

Stant Corp. files for Chapter 11 protection
Added: 31 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Connersville, Indiana -- Stant Corp., which makes fluid systems for the global…

Goodyear sees signs of recovery as it reports a net loss for Q2
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Akron, Ohio, July 30, 2009 - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today reported…

Conti's rubber group remains cash-generative
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Strong profitability at Conti's rubber group did not preve…

Yokohama sees sales, earning drop in three months
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said sales in the three months to 30 June…

Hankook profits nearly double on 13% sales increase in Q2
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul, Korea -- Hankook Tire said operating profit nearly doubled in the three…

Pirelli says Q2 saw improvements over Q1
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Milan, Italy -- The Pirelli & C. Group closed the second quarter of 2009 with …

Yokohama to expand Hangzhou tyre plant again
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Yokohama, Japan -- The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced that it deci…

IISRP, IRSG publish joint forecasts for NR, SBR, BR, EPDM, NBR, CR
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Singapore -- The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) and the Inte…

Cabot posts loss in Q3, but says markets and volumes are increasing
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp reported a net loss of $12 million in the …

Kumho shows SUV concept using recycled rubber
Added: 30 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Birmingham, UK -- Kumho Tyres has demonstrated a concept sport-utility vehicle…