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Cooper-Standard sales fall in first quarter
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (R&PN)
Novi, Michigan- Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., the parent company of Cooper…

TPMS Study: direct systems are effective, indirect are not
Added: 20 May 2009
From Rubber & Plastics News
Washington DC - Analysis at the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin…

Michelin cuts cap-ex budget to shore up cash flow
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Group Michelin is cutting its capital expenditure …

EPA & BRC Rubber reach agreement on clean air violations
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Chicago, Illinois - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has…

Sagami Rubber reports loss on higher sales
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS) Tokyo-- Sagami Rubber Industries Co Ltd reported sales up by 4.6 percent for t…

Saatchi & Saatchi wins US Durex advertising contract
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
New York - Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has been awarded the integrated marketi…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 March 2009)
Added: 20 May 2009
(12 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Michelin publishes sustainability report
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin has published its fourth sustainability r…

GiTi adds technicians in Europe
Added: 20 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nuneaton, UK -- GiTi Tire has added some engineers in the UK and leased some s…

Manchester Polymer Group announces rubber conference on 1 June
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Manchester, UK - The Manchester Polymer Group, part of The Institute of Mater…

Conti and IG BCE Trade Union settle plant dispute
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hannover, Germany - Continental and the IG BCE Trade Union (Industriegewerksc…

Michelin is weathering the economic storm
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Clermont-Ferrand, France - Michelin, the global tyre manufacturer, has record…

Armenian polychloroprene plant explodes: four dead
Added: 19 May 2009

Korean authorities fine Marine Hose cartel participants
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Seoul -- The Korea Fair Trade Commission("KFTC") has imposed a corrective orde…

More gloom in the global tyre markets
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Nynas opens development-scale reactor
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Nynäshamn, Sweden -- Specialty oils company Nynas has officially opened a new…

Bridgestone opens truck tyre plant in Poland
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stargard, Poland -- Bridgestone has officially opened its new state-of-the-art…

SSL condom sales up 5.5% in Q1
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London, UK - SSL International plc, manufacturer of the Durex brand latex con…

Conti launches new truck tyre roadshow
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hanover, Germany -- Continental has begun a new roadshow, designed to promote …

ICEM rubber conference focuses on economic crisis
Added: 19 May 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Nashville, Tennessee - The ICEM (International Federation of Chemical, Energy…