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Russian SR capacity to increase
Added: 29 Mar 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Singapore -- Nine capacity expansion projects for synthetic rubber are curr…
Tyre sales going downmarket
Added: 28 Mar 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Singapore -- Buyers of passenger car tyres are seeking better prices in the…
China Sunsine to start insoluble sulphur production
Added: 28 Mar 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Singapore -- China Sunsine claims to be the biggest producer of accelerator…
DSM Elastomers sale on hold
Added: 28 Mar 2009
By David Shaw, ERJ staff
Singapore -- Maurits van Tol, global director of R&D at DSM Elastomers said…
New South Korea petrochemical report
Added: 27 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
UK - Business Monitor International has published a new report titled, South …
US trucking tonnage drops in February but up from January
Added: 27 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Washington - US truck tonnage fell 9.2 percent in February from February…
GM to pull Cadillac from some European markets
Added: 27 Mar 2009
By John Revill, Automotive News
General Motors will halt Cadillac sales in more than half of the b…
Continental dedicates new North America headquarters
Added: 27 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Lancaster County, South Carolina - Continetal Tire North America has celebrat…
Rolf Koerfer elected as chairman of Conti supervisory board
Added: 27 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - The Supervisory Board of Continental AG, Hanover, unanimou…
News from elsewhere on the web (27 March 2009)
Added: 27 Mar 2009
Lanxess Sales Decline Has Halted in 2009, Chief Heitmann Says from Bloomberg
Pirelli launch incentive for changing tyres
Added: 27 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Rome - Pirelli has announced a self-financed initiative for changing tyres. A…
Bridgestone on top in summer tyre tests
Added: 27 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Bridgestone's Turanza ER300 tyre has come out on top in summer tests by Germa…
Nokian Tyres corrects 2008 financial statement
Added: 27 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Nokia, Finland - Nokian Tyres plc has corrected information given in its 2008…
Continental and Leibniz Universität Hannover expand cooperation
Added: 26 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Hanover, Germany - Continental AG and the Leibniz Universität Hannover are â…
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
