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Manfred Arning
Added: 3 Jul 2009
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Bremen, Germany -- Manfred Arning died suddenley on 14th June, aged 49 years.
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Pelmar to sell Dunlop Nigeria's tyre equipment
Added: 3 Jul 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Ramat Hasheron, Israel -- Pelmar Engineering Ltd., has been appointed Sales Co…

Bridgestone updates 2002 environmental policy
Added: 3 Jul 2009
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Tokyo -- Bridgestone Corp. has re-launched the Bridgestone Group “Environmen…

Michelin UK wins innovation award for X-one
Added: 3 Jul 2009
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Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin's UK unit has scooped a top award at this yea…

GMT New Cooperation Partner in Malaysia
Added: 3 Jul 2009
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Schattdorf, Switzerland --Daetwyler Rubber has announced a partnership in Mala…

US tyre aftermarket sales expected to rebound in 2010
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Bethesda, Maryland -- A new industry report predicts US automotive aftermarket sales will rebound …

Conti raises stake in Ecuadorian tyre maker
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Cuenca, Ecuador -- Continental Tire North American Inc. has increased its ownership of Compania Ecu…

Sumitomo sets up Falken Tyre Europe
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Kobe, Japan -- Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has established Falken Tyre Europe GmbH, a tyre sale…

ITC votes for duties, not quotas, on Chinese-made tyres
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Washington DC -- The majority of US International Trade Commission commissioners have voted to impo…

Lanxess, Hankook ink butyl supply agreement
Added: 3 Jul 2009
Leverkusen, Germany -- Rubber and chemicals supplier Lanxess AG and South Korean tyre maker Hankook…

More US leaders agree: Supplier consolidation is necessary
Added: 26 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Detroit, Michigan -- Don Walker isn't shedding tears that the White House sh…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 June 2009)
Added: 26 Jun 2009
(26 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

GM says delay in its bankruptcy exit would kill suppliers
Added: 26 Jun 2009
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Detroit, Michigan (Reuters) -- General Motors needs to exit from bankruptcy qu…

Timberland makes recyclable boots; uses recycled rubber
Added: 26 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stratham, New Hampshire -- The Timberland Company has unveiled its Earthkeeper…

Mantaline to close plant, in US, consolidate
Added: 26 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Mantua, Ohio -- Mantaline Corp. is closing a 10-year-old plant in Aurora, Oh…

Wennemer takes up post with truck company
Added: 26 Jun 2009
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Wiesbaden, Germany -- The Kion Group GmbH shareholders' assembly has appointed…

Bridgestone expects to break-even in 2009 on a 19% sales cut
Added: 25 Jun 2009
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Tokyo, Japan -- Bridgestone Corp has finally released its financial predictio…

News from elsewhere on the web (25 June 2009)
Added: 25 Jun 2009
(28 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Slide in European truck registrations continues
Added: 25 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The slide in registrations of new European trucks continued unabat…

ITC to vote on China tyre remedy June 29
Added: 25 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Washington DC -- The US-based International Trade Commission will meet June…