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Tyre ageing bill passes California Assembly

Added: 1 Jun 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter

Sacramento, California -- The Califo…

Hoosier lays off a 'few' at Indiana plant

Added: 1 Jun 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Plymouth, Indiana -- Hoosier Tire & Rubber Corp., citing reduced demand for ra…

Goodyear says it new HQ in Akron is moving forward

Added: 1 Jun 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear said it has sold some properties in Akron, which forms…

Ceat wins 'trusted brand' award

Added: 1 Jun 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India -- Indian tyre maker, CEAT has been named winner of…

ECHA launches REACH awarness campaign

Added: 29 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Helsinki, Finland - At its second stakeholder day in Helsinki, the ECHA (Euro…

Yokohama sports tyres fitted on Audi Q7

Added: 29 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co.'s Advan sports tyre line will be fitted as ori…

Cooper Tire CFO announces retirement

Added: 29 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. cfo and vice president Phil Weaver wi…

Cooper Tire's Texarkana plant earns ISO 14001 certification

Added: 29 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has received ISO 14001 environmental …

Online tyre shoppers urged to put safety first

Added: 29 May 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

London - TyreSafe, a UK organisation dedicated to raising tyre safety awarene…

Michelin celebrates 120 years today

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Clermon-Ferrand, France -- 120 years ago today (28 May 1889) two brothers crea…

European CV registrations down 37% in first 4 months

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- New commercial vehicle registrations in Europe declined by 42.4 pe…

Opel's fate hangs in balance as talks end without deal

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (Reuters)

Berlin (Reuters) -- The fate of German carmaker Opel hung in the balance …

ECHA moves closer to controlling high-risk substances

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Helsinki, Finland -- Seven substances rated, "of very high concern" will be ad…

News from elsewhere on the web (28 May 2009)

Added: 28 May 2009

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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

US trucking activity hits 7-year low

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington DC - Trucking activity by US truckers in April fell to its lowest l…

Rapra to hold REACH-rubber seminar in US

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Shropshire, UK -- a 2-day Industry Briefing Seminar 'Rubber within REACH' will…

Kraiburg develops EPDM compound for 150°C - 170°C

Added: 28 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Waldkraiburg, Germany -- Kraibuirg's latest generation of EPDM compounds offer…

Michelin's Indian project close to approval - report

Added: 27 May 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Chennai, India -- Michelin's project to build a tyre factory in southern India…

Toyo Tire earns award for technical development

Added: 27 May 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Osaka, Japan - Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has earned the Society of Automotiv…

Chinese-made tyre imports gain shares

Added: 27 May 2009

By Bruce Davis, Tire Business staff

Akron, Ohio - Chinese-made car tyres increased their share of t…