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Restructuring expert says 500 US auto suppliers at 'high risk' of failure
Added: 13 Mar 2009
By Ryan Beene, Crain's Detroit Business
About 500 US auto parts suppliers face a "high risk" of fa…

Apollo Tyres adopts new corporate identity
Added: 13 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Gurgaon, India - Apollo Tyres Ltd has announced it is changing its corporate …

New research into belt and chain drive markets
Added: 13 Mar 2009
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Dublin, Ireland - Research and Markets has published research into the belt an…

Global report on disposable medical gloves
Added: 13 Mar 2009
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New York - ReportLinker.com has added a report on the worldwide market for di…

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Sibur Russian Tyres walks out of Amtel debt deal
Added: 13 Mar 2009
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Moscow - Sibur Russian Tyres has withdrawn from talks with creditors of Amte…

CGS Tyres UK appoints Jon Ward as new MD
Added: 13 Mar 2009
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Hannover, Germany - CGS Tyres UK has appointed Jon Ward as its new managa…

Berkaert's Steel cord China reports major growth
Added: 13 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Kortrijk, Belgium - Bekaert, a steel cord manufacturer to the tyre industry, …

Supplier strike forces PSA plant shutdown
Added: 13 Mar 2009
Automotive News Europe
Paris - A strike at a one of its suppliers has forced PSA/Peugeot-Citroen to …

Hexpol closes compounding plant in Canada
Added: 13 Mar 2009
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Malmö, Sweden - Hexpol AB, the Swedish polymer group, is accelerating its co…

Bekaert nominates Wennemer to join board
Added: 13 Mar 2009
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Kortrijk, Belgium - Bekaert, the Belgium-based steel cord manufacturer, has n…

ETRMA welcome new European tyre safety laws
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Brussels - The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) has …

Excel Polymers downsizes operation
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber & Plastics News staff report
Solon, Ohio - Excel Polymers LLC has laid off about 80 employe…

Ohio judge allows Goodyear antitrust case to proceed
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber News staff report
Cleveland, Ohio - A Cleveland federal district judge has rejected the mo…

Continental Carbon temporarily cuts production, work force at Alabama plant
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Rubber News staff report
Phenix City, Alabama-Carbon black manufacturer Continental Carbon Co. ha…

Frost & Sullivan: US Motorists deferring vehicle maintenance
Added: 12 Mar 2009
Tire Business staff report
Mountain View, California - While the number of vehicles on the road is…

Songwon establish new warehouse in Antwerp
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Ulsan, Korea - Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd, a industrial chemical specialist, …

Kumho Tire temporarily idles all South Korean plants
Added: 12 Mar 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
Seoul, South Korea - Kumho Tire has idled production at its three plants in G…

Freudenberg consolidates oil, gas chemical seals activities
Added: 12 Mar 2009
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Weinheim, Germany - Freudenberg Dichtungs- und Schwingungstechnik has merged …

News from elsewhere on the web (12 March 2009)
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