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Cooper-Standard reorganises operations
Added: 26 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Novi, Michigan - Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. has announced a reorganisati…

Chemtura gets OK to continue business
Added: 26 Mar 2009
Rubber & Plastics News
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. has gained approvals by the US Bank…

'Super singles' raise fuel economy-US study
Added: 26 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Greenville, South Carolina - A four-year US Department of Energy (DOE) …

Pirelli continues to focus on core business
Added: 26 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Milan - Pirelli & C. SpA, an Italian tyre manufacturer, is continuing to focu…

FTR offers “zero-landfill†rubber recycling option
Added: 26 Mar 2009
Rubber & Plastics News
Port St. Lucie, Florida - Florida Tire Recycling Inc. is the first tyre re…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 March 2009)
Added: 26 Mar 2009
African Rubber Enters Asian Markets Beating Local Suppliers from Mathaba.net

New petrochemical reports on Czech republic and Azerbaijan
Added: 26 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
UK - Business Monitor International has published a new report titled, Czech …

News from elsewhere on the web (25 March 2009)
Added: 25 Mar 2009
China buys most of Viet Nam's rubber from VNS

L'Adventure Michelin launched
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Clermont-Ferrand, France - L'Adventure Michelin, a tribute to the company's p…

Blog from Singapore: Recession may help budget tyre brands
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
The outlook may look bleak for the tyre and rubber industry, but the view from…

K 2010 - registration deadline
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hemel Hempstead, UK - International Trade Shows Link Ltd (ITSL), the UK repre…

Final call for sustainable design competition
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Somerset, UK - Dalsouple, a manufacturer of sustainable natural rubber floor …

Continental launches new truck tyre range
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG's truck tyre division has launched a new ra…

Cooper names communications director
Added: 25 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Cathy Hissong d…

World Mica market report
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
France - ReportLinker has added a new report titled, MICA MCP-2100. A Global …

Tyre markets set to fall in 2009
Added: 25 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
The global tyre market is set to decrease by around five percent in 2009 with …

SunAllomer breaks ground for high-rubber PP plant
Added: 24 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Oita, Japan - SunAllomer Ltd, a joint venture with the Netherlands-based Lyon…

Carbon Black 09 to be held in Bangkok
Added: 24 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Bangkok, Thailand - The carbon black meeting, “Carbon Black 2009 Perspectiv…

Auto suppliers in trouble
Added: 24 Mar 2009
Rubber & Plastics News
Detroit, Michigan - More than half the US's Tier 1 auto parts suppliers co…

Kansas to provide incentives to Goodyear Topeka plant
Added: 24 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Topeka, Kansas - The Kansas Department of Commerce said it will provid…