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Hankook breaks even in 2008, despite strong sales growth

Added: 20 Jan 2009

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Seoul, Korea - Despite record sales for the 12 months to December 2008, Han…

News from elsewhere on the web (20 January 2009)

Added: 20 Jan 2009

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

Lanxess appoints site manager at new Singapore butyl rubber plant

Added: 20 Jan 2009

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Singapore - Lanxess Butyl Pte. Ltd., subsidiary of specialty chemicals group …

Yokohama holds tree-planting ceremony in Thailand

Added: 20 Jan 2009

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Tokyo, Japan - As part of its 'Yokohama Forever Forest' project Yokohama Rubb…

US Study shows new, retread truck tyres have similar failure rates

Added: 20 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (R&PN)

Washington, DC -- New and retreaded medium truck tyres have pretty much the …

Michelin brings back Oklahoma employees, but not contract workers

Added: 20 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Ardmore, Oklahom -- Michelin North America Inc. has ended a temporary shutdown…

Goodyear tyres carry Obama to the presidency

Added: 20 Jan 2009

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Akron, Ohio - As Barack Obama verges on his inauguration as the 44th Presiden…

Apollo profits fall by 90 percent in Q3

Added: 19 Jan 2009

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Gurgaon, India -- Apollo Tyres reports sales down and profits sharply down on …

Michelin, Honda reach run-flat tyre settlement

Added: 19 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (TB)

Greenbelt, Maryland -- Michelin North America Inc. and American Honda Motor Co…

News from elsewhere on the web (19 January 2009)

Added: 19 Jan 2009

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

Further big fall in Malaysian NR in November

Added: 19 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia saw a 27.8 percent decline in NR production in the mo…

Demand for nylon filaments to grow 1.7 CAGR

Added: 19 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mumbai, India -- Yarns and Fibres has published a new report titled, Nylon Ch…

Europe's 2008 car market fell by largest margin since 1993

Added: 16 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Brussels -- European new passenger car registrations fell by 7.8 percent to 14…

Yokohama to build tyre plant in Russia

Added: 16 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber Co has said it intends to build a car tyre factory in…

Yokohama signs offtake deal with Conti in Brazil

Added: 16 Jan 2009

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Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber has signed an off-take deal with Continental in which…

Michelin exits EnTire TPMS venture

Added: 16 Jan 2009

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Livonia, Michigan -- Michelin has sold its stake in the EnTire Solutions, LLC …

Centrotrade to distribute Vystar materials

Added: 16 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Atlanta, Georgia -- Vystar Corp. has signed an agreement with Centrotrade Mine…

News from elsewhere on the web (16 January 2009)

Added: 16 Jan 2009

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

Report studies Chinese market for latex coatings

Added: 16 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Dublin, Ireland -- Amid Co has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets …

Lanxess cuts butyl output as demand drops

Added: 15 Jan 2009

ERJ staff report (DS)

Leverkusen Germany -- Lanxess has announced plans to reduce output of butyl ru…