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News from elsewhere on the web (24 April 2009)

Added: 24 Apr 2009

(24 items)

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

ERJ staff report (DS)

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

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…

RMA asks turfgrass group to correct statements

Added: 22 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Washington -- The Rubber Manufacturers Association has written to the US-based…

US Supplier bailout carries fraud risk, watchdog says

Added: 22 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (AN)

Neil Roland, Automotive News

Washington, DC-- The US Treasury Department's $5 …

Washington state legislature phases out lead wheel weights

Added: 22 Apr 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Olympia, Washington -- The Washington state legislature has approved a bill th…