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ContiTech Beattie named as finalist in Manufacturing Excellence awards
Added: 23 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- ContiTech Beattie Ltd, which makes industrial hoses and hose assembl…

Momentive opens silicones facility in India
Added: 23 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Albany, New York -- Momentive Performance Materials Inc. has opened its new …

Firestone Polymers to cut output at SR factory
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Orange, Texas -- Firestone Polymers L.L.C. will temporarily lay off about 25…

Dow raising prices on SB-latex products
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Emulsion Polymers said it is increasing prices on a…

Liberty Tire buys Able Tire in consolidation of US scrap tyre sector
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Coral Springs, Florida -- Liberty Tire, a US-based tyre recycling company, h…

RWI says continued building boom in UAE will create demand for rubber
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dubai, UAE -- Rubber World Industries (RWI) said it is anticipating high deman…

Goodyear to reduce production at Union City plant
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear will move its Union City, Tennessee, consumer tyre pla…

News from elsewhere on the web (22 June 2009)
Added: 22 Jun 2009
(18 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

IRC to open next week in Nuremberg
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nuremberg, Germany -- The IRC 2009, also known as DKT and IKT opens next Monda…

Conti Machinery admits reversal of strategy at Puchov
Added: 22 Jun 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Hannover, Germany -- Continental's Machinery unit has acknowledged that the…

Continental Automotive to delay some employee paychecks up to 2 days
Added: 22 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (CDB) By Ryan Beene
Detroit, Michigan -- Continental Automotive Systems Inc. will d…

China's tyre makers seek other markets after ITC ruling
Added: 22 Jun 2009
By Namrita Chow, ERJ correspondent
Shanghai, China -- Tyre makers in China already are considering t…

European tyre sales continue severe decline
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- ETRMA figures show that European tyre sales in May declined for th…

Report investigates Continental AG
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Mumbai, India -- Global Markets Direct has published a new report titled, Cont…

Avon Tyres UK launches user-friendly website
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Avon Tyres, the brand of Cooper Tires in the UK, has re-design…

Rapra publishes report on mixing in a single screw extruder
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Rapra has published a new report titled, Mixing in Single S…

Songwon opens isobutylene facility in Korea
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
ULSAN, Korea (June 18, 2009)-Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd.'s $20 million isobu…

RMT says Rutil's bankruptcy proceedings not affecting its business
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Eastlake, Ohio -- Rubber Molding Technology Inc. said that the bankruptcy pr…

NHTSA issues proposal on tyre fuel efficiency ratings
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ha…

US-based ITC votes to impose quotas on Chinese passenger, LT tyres
Added: 19 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- The board of the US-based International Trade Commission has …