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Yokohama announces organisational changes
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will change its internal management str…

Uncertainty makes FY 2009 projections impossible - Bridgestone
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- When releasing its full year results a few days ago, Bridgestone sli…

News from elsewhere on the web (13 May 2009)
Added: 13 May 2009
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Wacker completes Shanghai Tech centre
Added: 13 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Munich/Shanghai -- Munich-based chemical Group Wacker Chemie has completed the…

GM shares fall to 76-year low after 6 executives sell shares
Added: 13 May 2009
(Automotive News via Reuters) -- General Motors stock has plunged to a 76-year low, a day after a …

Chrysler bankruptcy may take up to 2 years, report says
Added: 13 May 2009
(Reuters via Automotive News) -- Chrysler LLC's bankruptcy may take as long as two years, instead o…

NGS offers Hypalon replacement from China
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Trittau, Germany -- Thorsten Schneider of NGS Elastomers has contacted ERJ to …

Dow wants to sell its SBR, BR business
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Midland, Michigan -- Dow Europe GmbH ("Dow") wants to sell its Synthetic Rubb…

Yokohama reports lower sales, net loss for year ended March 2009
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., today announced a net loss of Yen 5700 …

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

Yokohama moves to phase two of Grand Design plan
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has moved into the second phase of its Gra…

Yokohama sets up high pressure hose unit Düsseldorf
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., said it has established Yokohama Indus…

Tokai closes temporary businesses
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo, Japan -- Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. has closed two temporary busines…

Stamford Tyres closes US office
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Charlotte, North Carolina -- Singapore-based tyre distributor Stamford Tyres C…

Malaysia's NR production continues steep fall
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia's output of natural rubber continued its steep declin…

Goodyear wins military vehicle supply contract
Added: 12 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Akron, Ohio -- Goodyear has been selected by BAE Tactical Vehicle Systems as t…

Japanese researchers develop stretchy LED display
Added: 11 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Researchers in Japan have developed a display which can be stretched …

ExxonMobil's Art Sullivan wins IISRP award
Added: 11 May 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
New York City -- Art Sullivan, global vice president of ExxonMobil's Butyl Pol…

News from elsewhere on the web (11 May 2009)
Added: 11 May 2009
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Purcell buys Goodyear's OTR retreading assets
Added: 11 May 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Potosi, Missouri -- Purcell Tire & Rubber Co. has acquired the OTR tyre retrea…