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Rapra publishes Rubber Technologist's Handbook, Volume 2
Added: 27 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Shawbury, UK -- Rapra Technology Ltd has published an updated version of volum…

Goodyear to invest in South Africa
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Uitenhage, South Africa -- Goodyear has made a R70 million (euro 6 million) in…

Conti to decide on future of rubber unit in next 100 days
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Hannover, Germany -- In a presentation outlining the problems facing Continent…

News from elsewhere on the web (24 April 2009)
Added: 24 Apr 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Indian AIDS organisation places order for female condoms
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Chicago -- The Female Health Company said it has received an order for 1.5 mil…

GM to idle 13 US assembly plants for up to 8 weeks
Added: 24 Apr 2009
Crain staff report
Detroit, Michigan -- Amid the worst sales slump in 30 years and cascading financ…

Hankook Canada relocates HQ, warehouse
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Brampton, Ontario -- Hankook Tire Canada Corp. has moved its headquarters and …

Toyo to launch tyre with recycled polyester in Europe
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Teijin Ltd has said that its novel concept for tyre cords using recyc…

Strategic review of Cabot Corp. published
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris -- Global Markets Direct has published a new report titled, Cabot Corpor…

Chinese markets for speciality rubbers studied
Added: 24 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- AMID Co. has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets…

Parliament adopts tyre labelling rules
Added: 23 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- The European Parliament in Strasbourg has adopted, with significan…

Freudenberg introduces anti-fraud markings on seals
Added: 23 Apr 2009
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Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg has taken to marking its Simrit-brand seals w…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 April 2009)
Added: 23 Apr 2009
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Kenda names vp for US automotive tyre division
Added: 23 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (TB)
Reynoldsburg, Ohio -- American Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. has appointed …

Barwell adds plant in China, restructures
Added: 23 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Cambridge, UK -- Machinery maker, Barwell has restructured, and changed its na…

European Parliament to debate tyre labelling rules
Added: 22 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Strasbourg, France -- The European Parliament is set to debate the tyre labell…

Checkmate wins Queen's Award for Innovation
Added: 22 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Melksham, UK -- Wiltshire and Kent based manufacturer The Checkmate Group has …

Equity swap to slash British Vita's debt burden
Added: 22 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (CMB)
Manchester, UK -- Chemicals group British Vita, which operates 10 North West …

News from elsewhere on the web (22 April 2009)
Added: 22 Apr 2009
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…

Hexpol appoints Wikström to head wheels unit
Added: 22 Apr 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Stockholm, Sweden -- Jan Wikström has accepted the position of president of H…