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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…

Smiley Monroe wins approval from Scottish port
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland -- Clydeport Hunterston has chosen Smiley Monroe as …

News from elsewhere on the web (27 May 2009)
Added: 27 May 2009
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Daetwyler Rubber facility ISO 14001 certified
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Schattdorf, Switzerland - Daetwyler Rubber, has received ISO 14001 certificati…

UAW, US tyre makers to begin Master Contract talks on 1 June
Added: 27 May 2009
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Pittsburgh, US - Initial bargaining sessions for the 2009 tyre i…

Chardon Rubber files for bankruptcy
Added: 27 May 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Chardon, Ohio - Chardon Rubber Co. has voluntarily filed for protection unde…

Goodyear discontinues car tyre production at French plant
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Akron, Ohio - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is to discontinue car tyre produ…

Arburg to present inject moulding unit at IRC 2009
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Lossburg, Germany - Arburg, a German manufacturer of multi-component injectio…

Bridgestone wins Superbrand status in Germany
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels, Belgium - Superbrands, a global and independent organisation, which…

DuPont extends Hypalon plant lifetime - official
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beaumont, Texas -- DuPont Performance Elastomers is to keep its Hypalon unit o…

Trelleborg's rights issue fully subscribed
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Stockholm, Sweden - Trelleborg AB has guaranteed a rights issue of SEK 2200 m…

Sicom, NCDEX to co-operate on products, contracts
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Singapore -- Singapore Commodity Exchange Ltd (SICOM) and the National Commodi…

Toyota loses lustre with suppliers
Added: 26 May 2009
By Robert Sherefkin, Automotive News
Detroit, Michigan - Toyota has been dethroned as the automaker…

Obama's mpg rules force painful choices for automakers
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
By Rick Kranz, Automotive News
The numbers are eye-popping. The US government…

Opel's preferred bidder likely to be named this week
Added: 26 May 2009
ERJ staff report (AN)
Berlin - The German government will likely settle on a preferred bidder for G…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 May 2009)
Added: 26 May 2009
(18 items)
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