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Yokohama lowers fiscal forecast again
Added: 24 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Tokyo - Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) has again lowered its sales and e…

Trelleborg announces SEK 2.2 billion rights issue
Added: 23 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Trelleborg, Sweden - Trelleborg AB, a global industrial group and rubber seal …

Lanxess on track for Singapore investment
Added: 23 Mar 2009
By Keith Boi, Plastics & Rubber Weekly
While uncertainties clouding the automotive and tyre manufac…

Lanxess presents synthetic rubber innovations
Added: 23 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Singapore - Lanxess AG will present a keynote speech on innovations in synthet…

Pirelli becomes sponsor of Chinese Super League
Added: 23 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Beijing - Pirelli will be the institutional sponsor for the Chinese Super Leag…

News from elsewhere on the web (23 March 2009)
Added: 23 Mar 2009
Tatneftekhiminvest suggests creating JV with Lanxess from Oil & Gas Eurasia

Valeo chief Morin quits, replaced by ex-Saint-Gobain CEO
Added: 23 Mar 2009
Automotive News
Paris - Valeo said today ceo Thierry Morin was stepping down in a disagreement over…

Continental wins employer of the year award
Added: 23 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG has been cited for its international univer…

Synthetic rubber manufacturing industry report
Added: 23 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Dublin, Ireland - Barnes Reports has published a new report titled, 2009 U.S. …

Rhodia plans job cuts to boost competitiveness in France
Added: 20 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Paris - Under new plans, Rhodia, a chemical partner to the automotive industr…

Report on automotive and aeronautical parts
Added: 20 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Dublin, Ireland - Vandagraf International Ltd has published a new report title…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 March 2009)
Added: 20 Mar 2009
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Fenner Precision supports OEM partners
Added: 20 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Manheim, Pennsylvania - Fenner Precision, a manufacturer of custom rubber bel…

US Treasury Dept. offers $5 billion for US auto suppliers
Added: 20 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Washington - The US Department of the Treasury is establishing an Auto Suppli…

Chemtura files for Chapter 11 protection
Added: 20 Mar 2009
Rubber & Plastics News
Middlebury, Connecticut - Chemtura Corp. and its 26 US affiliates have filed…

iSmithers announces new REACH conference
Added: 20 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Shropshire, UK - iSmithers, part of The Smithers Group, has announced the pro…

Tyre markets continued to plummet in February
Added: 20 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

UK replacement car tyre market estimated at 30 million
Added: 19 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
London - New figures estimate the UK's replacement car tyre market (including…

Apollo buyback proposal approved
Added: 19 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres board of directors has approved the company's p…

Lanxess backs tyre products despite slowdown
Added: 19 Mar 2009
By John Whitehead, Plastics & Rubber News
Lanxess is pressing ahead with new tyre products design…