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Freedonia reports on speciality silicas

Added: 30 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Cleveland, Ohio -- Freedonia has published a new report titled, Specialty Sil…

Yokohama officially opens Thai proving ground

Added: 30 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony on April 30, 20…

Apollo posts healthy profit on higher sales for 12 months

Added: 30 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres reported sales up sharply for the 12 months end…

Titan's earnings fall in first quarter

Added: 30 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Quincy, Illinois -- Record sales of farm tyres failed to offset a decline in…

Goodyear's revenues fall 30% on 20% volume decline in Q1

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

AKRON (April 29, 2009)-Goodyear posted a loss of $333 million in the first qua…

Toyoda Gosei reports sales, profits down for full year

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Toyoda Gosei group has reported sales and profits substantially down …

Conti's rubber group revenues fell by 22 percent in Q1

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Hannover, Germany -- Sales at Continental's rubber group fell by 22 percent to…

News from elsewhere on the web (29 April 2009)

Added: 29 Apr 2009

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

Fenner reports strong growth in first half

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- Bucking the weak business trend, Fenner PLC has reported strong sale…

Firestone adds airsprings plant in Costa Rica

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Indianapolis. Indiana -- Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, expanded …

Toyo Tire forecasts loss

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Toyo Tire has said revised downwards its sales and profits estimates …

JK Tyres gives go-head on car, OTR projects

Added: 29 Apr 2009

By David Shaw ERJ staff

New Delhi, India -- JK Tyre and Industries Ltd has given the go-ahead to its…

March tyre sales appear to stabilise at a low level

Added: 29 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Goodyear considers options after tyre-death appeal rejected

Added: 29 Apr 2009

By Miles Moore, Senior Washington reporter

Jackson, Mississippi -- Goodyear has said it is consideri…

Apollo to buy Vredestein Banden

Added: 29 Apr 2009

Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres is to buy the Dutch tyre maker, Vredestein Banden BV from its troubl…

Amtel-Vredestein declared bankrupt, following sale.

Added: 29 Apr 2009

Enschede, The Netherlands - Amtel-Vredestein N.V.has been declared bankrupt. On 29 April 2009 the D…

Michelin sees sales volume down by 24% in Q1

Added: 28 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Paris -- Michelin said it sold almost 25 percent fewer tyres in the first quar…

ContiTech switches hose and pipe production to Hungary

Added: 28 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (PRW)

Hannover, Germany -- Continental is switching vehicle hose and pipe productio…

Teijin launches urgent strategic review

Added: 28 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- The Teijin Group has developed a new basic management policy encompa…

DSM Elastomers reports loss in Q1

Added: 28 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Heerlen, Netherlands -- DSM NV has reported its first quarter results. The com…