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Hankook breaks even in 2008, despite strong sales growth
Added: 20 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
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
(9 items)
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
ERJ staff report (RD)
Singapore - Lanxess Butyl Pte. Ltd., subsidiary of specialty chemicals group …

Yokohama holds tree-planting ceremony in Thailand
Added: 20 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (RD)
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
ERJ staff report (RD)
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
ERJ staff report (DS)
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
(21 items)
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
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- Yokohama Rubber has signed an off-take deal with Continental in which…

Michelin exits EnTire TPMS venture
Added: 16 Jan 2009
ERJ staff report (DS)
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…