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Bridgestone will not appeal against Marine Hose fine
Added: 17 Apr 2009
Brussels -- Bridgestone Corp. has said it wil not appeal against a decision by the EC to fine it …

ANRPC says NR output worst in 16 years
Added: 16 Apr 2009
Washington, DC -- Global natural rubber production will be about 8.9 million metric tons this year,…

Kumho names Kim CEO, president
Added: 16 Apr 2009
Rancho Cucamonga, California -- Jong Ho Kim has been named CEO and president of Seoul, South Korea-…

Trelleborg orders new intelligent curing system
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lund, Sweden -- Trelleborg Industrial AVS in Sjöbo, Sweden has ordered an int…

Nynas opens office in Russia, expands capacity
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
moscow, Russia -- Swedish specialty oil company Nynas is opening a new sales o…

ElringKlinger says auto markets are unpredictable in 2009
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dettingen/Erms, Germany -- Consolidated sales generated by the ElringKlinger G…

Skellerup issues profit warning
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Christchurch, New Zealand -- Skellerup Holdings has reduced its profit forecas…

News from elsewhere (15 April 2009)
Added: 15 Apr 2009
(14 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Kenda opens 3rd plant in China
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Tianjin, China -- Taiwan's Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. has opened its thi…

Kraton moves to profit in 2008, despite Q4 loss
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Houston, Texas -- Kraton Polymers has reversed the losses recorded in 2007 to …

Indian tyre industry studied
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- Credit Analysis & Research Limited has published a new repo…

Tyre aging bills in US may force change in sidewall markings
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Washington DC -- Hawaii, California and New York are the latest states to put …

Ontario's environment minister approves scrap tyre plan
Added: 15 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Toronto, Canada -- Ontario Environment Minister John Gerretsen announced his a…

ERJ seeks information from IRC / DKT exhibitors
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS) The next issue of ERJ will contain a preview of the IRC / DKT event in Nürnbe…

SSL takes control of Russian condom companies
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
London -- SSL International plc ("SSL") said it intends to increase its stake …

Specialisation, prudent decisions drive Hexpol
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report, By Bruce Meyer
Middlefield, Ohio-The president of Hexpol AB's North American compo…

Bridgestone to expand China car tyre plat
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Wuxi, China -- Bridgestone Corp. will invest $98 million (Euro over the comin…

Eurotire ramping up Romanian radial OTR plant
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
New York -- Eurotire Inc., a joint US-Ukrainian private venture, will start tu…

ICEM intervenes in Thai Michelin workers dispute
Added: 14 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Chonburi Province, Thailand - The International Federation of Chemical, Energ…

News from elsewhere on the web (14 April 2009)
Added: 14 Apr 2009
(34 items)
London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…