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Bridgestone adds green stripe to F1 tyres

Added: 26 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Bridgestone is to make F1 tyres with green stripes for he coming seas…

News from elsewhere on the web (26 Feb 2009)

Added: 26 Feb 2009

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

Tyre market meltdown accelerates in January

Added: 26 Feb 2009

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Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…

Gates reports sales increase in 2008

Added: 25 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

London, UK - Tomkins plc, owner of Gates Corp., formerly Gates Rubber, has an…

Rhodia braces against economic downturn

Added: 25 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Paris, France - Rhodia Silcea, the silicas and diphenols subsidiary, has expe…

European commercial vehicle registration down 35.6% in Jan

Added: 25 Feb 2009

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Brussels - European registrations of new commercial vehicles fell by 35.6 per…

Sumitomo earnings drop despite higher sales

Added: 25 Feb 2009

Tire Business staff report

Kobe, Japan - Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) suffered a 94.5-per…

Michelin launches Latitude Cross SUV tyre

Added: 24 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Michelin has launched the new Latitude Cross tyre, specifically designed for …

TuV organises driver dynamics seminar 2009

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Boxberg, Germany - TÜV SÜV Automotive GmbH is running a Practical Driving D…

World Rubber Summit welcomes guest of honour

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Singapore - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that Si…

H&R Wasag reports record sales in Q4

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Salzbergen, Germany - Low-PAH oil producer, H&R Wasag AG's sales exceeded Eur…

Bridgestone to present keynote speech at Going Green in Rubber Conference

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Akron, Ohio -- Rubber & Plastics News, a Crain Communications Inc publication…

Bekaert launches new global website

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Kortrijk, Belgium - Bekaert has launched a new corporate global website, repl…

Schaeffler accepts worker representation

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany -- Trade Union IG Metall and Schaeffler group have …

West posts sales, earnings increases in 2008

Added: 24 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Lionville, Pennsylvania -- Medical components manufacturer West Pharmaceutic…

Polimeri Europa selects US distributor

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Houston, Texas - Polimeri Europa, the petrochemical company owned by Eni SpA,…

Tyrexpo Singapore sold out

Added: 24 Feb 2009

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Singapore -- Tyrexpo Asia in Singapore next month is a sell out, with more sta…

DOT issues 43 new tyre plant codes

Added: 24 Feb 2009

Washington DC -- The US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 43 new tyre plant identity codes-…

Chinese tyre makers to exhibit at Brityrex

Added: 24 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

manchester, UK -- Chinese tyre makers, keen to maintain high capacity utilisat…

Goodyear underground conveyor belts to meet new safety standards

Added: 24 Feb 2009

ERJ staff report (RD)

Marysville, Ohio - Goodyear's underground conveyor belts will meet the new Mi…