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Possehl to acquire Farrel's rubber machinery business
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Lübeck, Germany - Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH (HF), subsidiary o…
Dow shakes up organisational structure
Added: 19 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (RD)
Midland, Michigan - Dow Chemical Company has announced a new leadership team …
Valeo to cut 5000 jobs as outlook darkens
Added: 19 Dec 2008
By Lawrence J Speer, Automotive News Europe
Auto-parts supplier Valeo will eliminate 5 000 jobs w…
News from elsewhere on the web (19 December 2008)
Added: 19 Dec 2008
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Disruption in ERJ service over holiday break
Added: 18 Dec 2008
By David Shaw, ERJ editor
London -- Regular readers might notice some disruption to ERJ's daily news…
Tyre makers extend seasonal shutdowns
Added: 18 Dec 2008
By Ross Dempsey, ERJ staff
In the face of continuing economic turmoil and significant drops in dema…
Global truck tyre sales in freefall in November - Michelin
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS) Paris - Michelin has updated its website with tyre market data for the month o…
European truck sales down by 30 percent in November
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Registrations of new commercial vehicles in Europe are plummeting.…
Cooper to close Albany plant
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (TB)
Texarkana, Arkansas -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will close its Albany, Georgia…
Lanxess cuts production over holiday period
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (PRW)
Leverkusen, Germany -- Lanxess AG is to make temporary production cuts and sh…
Airboss of America sells railway business
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Newmarket, Ontario -- AirBoss of America Corp. has sold the assets of its rail…
News from elsewhere on the web (18 December 2008)
Added: 18 Dec 2008
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Malaysian NR production slumped in October
Added: 18 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Kuala Lumpur -- Malaysia saw a 14.7 percent decline in NR production in the mo…
Car sales down by a quarter across Europe in November
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Brussels -- Registrations of new passenger cars in Europe fell by 25.8% in Nov…
JATMA expects 10% decline in Japan's 2009 tyre sales
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Tokyo -- A new forecast by Jatma, the Japanese association of tyre makers show…
Conti irritated by Schaeffler's 'interference'
Added: 17 Dec 2008
By Klaus-Dieter Floerecke, Crain News Service
Hanover, Germany -- Continental AG's executive committ…
Chinese markets for polychloroprene studied
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Dublin, Ireland -- AMID Co. has published a new report titled, Chinese Markets…
Dow to permanently close three shuttered latex plants
Added: 17 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Horgen, Switzerland -- Dow Chemical has said it will permanently close three p…
News from elsewhere on the web (17 December 2008)
Added: 17 Dec 2008
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London--The following links showed up in our daily search for news on the web. Readers mi…
Vredestein unit for sale as Amtel's Russian operations run out of money
Added: 16 Dec 2008
ERJ staff report (DS)
Enschede, Netherlands -- The parent of the Russian tyre maker, OJSC Amtel-Vred…
