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TPMS working party risks safety, CO2 reduction
Added: 16 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geneva -- A UNECE committee risks endangering road safety and creating unneces…

Trelleborg offers perfluoroelastomer compounds for oilfield seals
Added: 16 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Fort Wayne, Indiana -- Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched a range of Ex…

GM purchasing chief Bo Andersson leaves suddenly
Added: 15 Jun 2009
Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan -- Bo Andersson, the global purchasing chief wh…

Hummer's buyer expects to complete GM deal in 3rd quarter
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Beijing, China (Reuters) -- Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, the …

Gasket specialist RCS opens 3rd site in US
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Santa Ana, California -- Gasket material distributor and sponge converter RC…

Conti to source solid tyres from Sri Lanka
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Colombo, Sri Lanka-- Continental AG has set up a joint venture with Sri Lankan…

News from elsewhere on the web (15 June 2009)
Added: 15 Jun 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

IRSG, ANRPC work together on Statistical data
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - Statistical teams from the IRSG (International Rubber Study Gro…

Lanxess continues with SR centenary celebrations
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Leverkusen, Germany - Lanxess AG is marking the centenary of synthetic rubber …

NR output continues to fall - ANRPC
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur - The ANRPC (Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries) h…

Peter Taylor awarded OBE for services to tyre industry
Added: 15 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- Peter Taylor, head of the UK-based Imported Tyre Manufacturers' Asso…

Rutil declared bankrupt
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lonate Ceppino, Italy -- Rutil srl, the machinery maker, has been declared ban…

Auto supply chains are wary during bankruptcies
Added: 12 Jun 2009
Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News
Birmingham, Alabama -- Transplant automakers remain vulnerable to …

Fiat completes alliance; new Chrysler Group takes shape
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (Automotive News)
Milan / Detroit (Reuters) -- Fiat SpA has closed its takeover of …

Alliance Tire expanding reach in North America
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Denville New Jersey -- It's hard to find any good news lately, but 2009 is wor…

News from elsewhere on the web (12 June 2009)
Added: 12 Jun 2009
(15 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin hosts eathmover tyre experience day
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin held a XHA2 Experience Day for Off-road tyre specialists  on…

Kumho's Tidmarsh named as president of ITMA
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- UK-based Imported Tyre Manufacturers Association (ITMA) has elected …

Tillotson files appeal against nitrile gloves decision
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Washington DC - The Tillotson Corp. has filed an appeal with the US Court of A…

Slovenian auto industry studied
Added: 12 Jun 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris, France -- Business Monitor International has published a new report tit…